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Thirteen college students and the driver of their bus were killed after the bus they were riding crashed into a utility pole in Tanay, Rizal, the Philippines early Monday, February 20, 2017.
The bus, carrying students from BestLink College of the Philippines in Novaliches, Quezon City, was traveling along Sitio Bayucan in Barangay Sampaloc, Tanay, when it lost reportedly its brakes and crashed into an electric post at around 9 am.
The bus was taking over 50 teenage students and an instructor on a trip. The impact of the crash caused the post to topple onto the bus, according to Berlin Flores, research and planning officer of the Tanay Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
Ten of the victims died on the spot. Two victims died at the Rizal Provincial Hospital in Morong, while one died at the 2nd Infantry Division Army Station Hospital. The bus driver also died in the hospital, officials said. At least 40 others were injured in the incident. Some students said they smelt something burning before the crash, but the cause of the accident is still undetermined, police said.
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