A tourist bus fell into a gorge in the province of Sebu in the Philippines, killing 18 people, Reuters reports.
The bus was travelling to Sebu city, the capital of the province. There were about 50 Iranian citizens on the bus, most of them medical students, RIA Novosti writes.
Two of those who died, the driver and the tour guide, were Filipinos. About 30 passengers of the bus were taken to hospital.
The accident took place near the town of Balamban. The brakes failed
at a mountain corner and the bus fell 30 metres.
Bus catastrophe with Iranians in Philippines
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