Bus-truck collision in Quezon kills 2

MANILA, Philippines—Two people were killed, including a child, after a passenger bus collided into a truck before dawn in Quezon province, national police spokesman Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr. said Tuesday.

Chief Superintendent Agrimero Cruz Jr. said a Lucena Lines Bus  driven by Armando Escalanda was travelling along the Maharlika Hi-way in Barangay (village) Tumagay in Plaridel, Quezon around 1:20 a.m. when it hit a 10-wheeler Isuzu truck driven by Gerry Estauria along with his six passengers.

He said Estauria died on the spot while the other victims were rushed to the hospital for treatment. A female child, however, was declared dead on arrival.

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