4 dead in Bataan road accident

ABUCAY, Bataan, Philippines — Four people, including a three-year-old boy, were killed when the tricycle they were riding in was hit by a bus along the Roman Highway in Barangay (village) Mabatang here on Monday afternoon.

Senior Inspector Jun Alindayao, Abucay police director, said the tricycle carrying Nelson Manrique, 44; Roberto Rubiano, 47; Eleazar Umena, 3; and Thomas Garsota, came from a village road and was crossing the highway when it was hit by a Metro Manila-bound Genesis bus at past 1 p.m.

The bus driver, Reynaldo Tabienda, 38, surrendered to the police. No one among his 20 passengers was hurt in the accident, police said.