20 hurt in Zambales road mishap

A slippery road caused this passenger bus to swerve and fall into the road gutter along the National Road in Barangay Antipolo, San Antonio, Zambales, injuring the driver and 19 passengers on Saturday. (Photo by Joanna Rose Aglibot)

A slippery road caused this passenger bus to swerve and fall into the road gutter along the National Road in Barangay Antipolo, San Antonio, Zambales, injuring the driver and 19 passengers on Saturday. (Photo by Joanna Rose Aglibot)

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales–Twenty people were injured after a passenger bus carrying them swerved and fell into the road gutter here on Saturday.

Police said Richard Venancio, 39, driver of the north-bound Victory Liner bus, lost control of the vehicle due to the slippery road along the national highway in Barangay Antipolo.

Venancio and 19 of the bus passengers were hurt in the accident and were taken to this town’s Rural Health Unit for treatment, police said. /je

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