CamSur highway mishap: 38 hurt

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines   â€“ At least 38 passengers were injured when a Quezon City-bound bus of Cagsawa Travel and Tours rammed a talisay tree along the Andaya Highway in Del Gallego, Camarines on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

The bus driven by Alejandro Reyes, 53, skidded while descending a slippery curve during a heavy downpour and eventually hit the tree, said Inspector Malou Calubaquib, Bicol police spokesperson.

Twenty-four of the passengers suffered slight injuries and 14 others were brought to the Ma. Eleazar District Hospital in Tagkawayan, Quezon.

Meanwhile, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has ordered a 30-day suspension of all units of Bragais Liner after one of its buses rammed a 10-wheeler truck in Libmanan, Camarines Sur last April 16, leaving five people dead and 15 others injured.