Philippine bus careens into ravine, killing 19, injuring 17
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say at least 19 people were killed when a passenger bus careened off a road and fell into a ravine south of the Philippine capital.
Police investigator Alexis Go tells The Associated Press that a mechanical problem may have caused the driver to lose control.
Seventeen other people were injured in the crash Tuesday night in Sablayan town in Occidental Mindoro province.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police officer Ian Villanosa said Wednesday that the bus driver was among the dead.
Villanosa said part of the winding road where the accident happened was under repair.