26 hurt in North Cotabato road mishap

Handout photo shows a Mindanao Star bus that fell from the highway in Barangay Amas, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato yesterday.

NORTH COTABATO, Philippines – At least 26 persons were injured when a bus fell on its side along the Cotabato-Davao Highway in Barangay Amas, Kidapawan City in this province amid heavy rains before dawn yesterday.

Four of the victims have been released from a hospital.

The bus driver, Jimmylou Jose, who was among those injured, told police he lost control of the wheel when the tires wiggled and swerved toward the side of the highway.

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