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Rescuers conduct a retrieval operation after a bus carrying dozens of people lost its brakes and fell off a cliff in the central province of Antique, Philippines, on Dec. 5, 2023. Iloilo City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office - Urban Search and Rescue Unit/ Reuters
MANILA—A passenger severely injured when a bus plunged into a ravine in the central Philippines has died, taking the death toll from the accident to 17, authorities said on Wednesday.
The bus was carrying dozens of people when its brakes failed in the central Province of Antique on Tuesday afternoon, the local governor, Rhodora Cadiao, told a press conference.