Four children en route to a youth camp in Pangasinan were among those killed in an accident on the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway or SCTEX.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/deaths-sctex-crash-may-2025/
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/deaths-sctex-crash-may-2025/
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00:00Four children en route to a youth camp in Pangasinan were among those killed in an accident on the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway or Essitex.
00:09A speeding solid north bus hit four cars near the Essitex exit toll plaza, causing a multiple collision on Thursday, May 1.
00:18The driver was reportedly sleepy when the crash happened.
00:22Tarlac Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head Marvin Guillang says,
00:26the children were with four adult guardians on their way from Antipolo to Pangasinan.
00:31Among the nine on board, only the drivers survived, sustaining injuries.
00:36The impact was so severe that the 15-foot Nissan Irvan they were in crashed down to only three feet.
00:42The incident killed 10 people in total and injured 31 people including the bus driver and conductor.
00:49The other 28 injured were passengers on the bus.
00:51The Transportation Department asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to suspend Solid North Bus.