MANILA, Philippines – Police say a minibus ferrying students to school has collided with a truck along a northern Philippine highway, killing 10 people.
Police investigator John Lay Apostol says four were killed instantly in Tuesday’s crash in Ilocos Norte province’s Sarrat township. Six others died in a hospital, while four high school students were being treated for injuries.
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He says six of the dead were students aged 6 to 19 who were on board the minibus, known as a jeepney, a popular mode of transportation in the Philippines.
Apostol says the jeepney driver tried to overtake another vehicle and did not immediately notice the oncoming truck.
The truck driver is being detained for questioning by police. The jeepney driver is among the dead.
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