Fifteen people died and two were injured when a truck carrying livestock traders veered off a winding road and plunged into a ravine 40 to 50 meters deep in central Philippines, provincial police said on Thursday.
"The driver lost his brake and lost control," Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of Negros Oriental's provincial police office, told DWPM radio station. "It was raining for two days so the road was slippery."
Rescuers rushed to the accident area on Wednesday afternoon, and all passengers were already accounted for, Polinar said.
The driver is being treated at a hospital and could face charges, he added.
The Philippines is notorious for its lax regulation on public transportation, including passenger overloading, and poorly maintained roads.
In December, 17 people died when a bus lost its brakes and plunged into a ravine in the central Philippines province of Antique.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Israel's decision to strike Qatar was not made by him but by the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adding that a unilateral attack on Qatar does not serve American or Israeli interests.
Soldiers patrolled the streets of Kathmandu on Wednesday, amid indefinite curfew in Nepal's capital following two days of deadly anti-graft protests that prompted Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign.
Floods on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali have killed at least six people this week and blocked off major roads in the capital, officials said on Wednesday, disrupting a busy travel destination.
A vaccine to protect Australia's koalas against chlamydia has been approved for the first time, a development that scientists believe could stop the spread of the deadly disease that has ravaged populations of the beloved endangered animal.
Protesters from a new movement in France staged demonstrations on highways that disrupted traffic early on Wednesday and dozens of people were arrested as security forces deployed across the country, officials said.
Poland's military said it assembled its own and NATO allied air defences to shoot down Russian drones on Wednesday after they crossed from neighbouring Ukraine, the first time in the war that Warsaw has engaged Russian assets in its airspace.
Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has confirmed the death of a member of its Internal Security Force following the Israeli attack on residential buildings in Doha that housed members of Hamas’ political bureau.
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Trump says he is 'not thrilled' about Israeli strikes on Qatar
Soldiers patrol Nepal's capital after two days of deadly protests
Floods in Indonesia's Bali kill at least six, officials say
Australia approves first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia
French police arrest dozens in 'Block Everything' protests
Poland shoots down drones in its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine
Arab League condemns Israeli attack on Qatar
Qatar confirms death of security officer in Israeli strike on Doha
