25 dead, 12 missing as bus falls into ravine in Antique

| Photo courtesy of Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 25 people reportedly died, and 12 went missing after a Ceres bus fell into a ravine in Hamtic town in Antique on Tuesday afternoon.

In a Facebook post, the Antique provincial government reported that out of the 53 passengers, 25 died on the spot, while 12 went missing after the accident occurred around 4:30 p.m. along Barangay Igbucagay.

The remaining passengers were brought to Angel Salazar Memorial General Hospital (ASMGH).

As of 9 p.m., the provincial government reported that, of the passengers at the hospital, five were already in stable condition, five were critical, and three had died.

It added that the Antique Provincial Risk Reduction Management Office had already conducted search and retrieval operations within the accident area.