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Philippine Bus Crash Kills At Least 18

   VOA News 13 June 2010
   Rescuers  carry the remains of an Iranian national after a tourist bus
   he  was  riding  plummeted  into  a  ravine  in  Balamban town in Cebu
   province, central Philippines, 13 Jun 2010

Photo: AP

   Rescuers  carry the remains of an Iranian national after a tourist bus
   he  was  riding  plummeted  into  a  ravine  in  Balamban town in Cebu
   province, central Philippines, 13 Jun 2010

   Police  in the Philippines say a bus carrying mostly Iranian nationals
   plunged into a ravine Sunday, killing at least 18 people.

   Officials  say  at  least 30 passengers were also injured when the bus
   fell  into the 30 meter ravine on the central island of Cebu. They say
   it appears the bus suffered from brake failure.

   Police  say  most of the dead are Iranian medical students and doctors
   who were on their way to a beach resort when the accident took place.

   Rescue workers are continuing to search the wreckage for victims.

   Poorly  maintained  vehicles  and  roads  are  blamed  for many deadly
   accidents in the Philippines.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

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