19 dead as bus plunges off cliff in Philippines

MANILA: Nineteen people were killed and 21 others injured when a passenger bus lost control and plunged off a cliff in the central Philippines, police said on Wednesday. The bus, which was heading to Manila, skidded off a mountain road on Mindoro island late Tuesday, a regional police spokeswoman said. “Police are investigating why the driver lost control -- whether there was mechanical trouble or the driver fell asleep,” she said.