2010 Balamban bus accident

Road incident in the Philippines 2010 Balamban bus accident June 13, 2010 Trans Central Highway, Balamban, Cebu, Philippines at least 21 at least 26 The crash of a bus in Balamban, Cebu, Philippines, killed at least 21 people and another 26 were wounded on 13 June 2010.Cebu bus accident claims 21st victim Manila Bulletin 2010-06-14 http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/262040/cebu-bus-accident-claims-21st-victim Mars Mosqueda, Jr. 2010-06-16 2010-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20100618122308/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/262040/cebu-bus-accident-claims-21st-victim live Overview The bus was carrying around 50 passengers, mostly Iranian expatriates who were post-graduate students at the University of the Visayas and Cebu Doctors' University.Philippine Star http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=584299&publicationSubCategoryId=200 https://archive.today/20120911192631/http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=584299&publicationSubCategoryId=200 dead 2012-09-11 Death toll in Cebu bus crash rises to 22 Dennis Carcamo 2010-06-14 The bus had been travelling from Cebu City to Balamban.Bus plunges in ravine; 20 dead http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/14/Bus-plunges-down-ravine-20-dead/UPI-89991276524544/ United Press International 2010-06-14 2010-06-16 2012-10-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20121021185153/http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/06/14/Bus-plunges-down-ravine-20-dead/UPI-89991276524544/ live At around 11:30 am, local time, while the bus was traversing the Trans Central Highway in Balamban, Cebu, the brakes apparently failed and the bus fell some 30 meters into a ravine.Philippine bus crash kills 21, mostly Iranians https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/14/AR2010061401605.html Associated Press Associated Press The Washington Post 2010-06-14 June 2021 medicmedic At least 21 of the passengers were killed, while around 30 were injured. The Iranian government announced that its embassy in Manila would be probing the bus accident, whose fatalities were mostly Iranian.Tehran Times http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=221357 Iranian embassy to probe Cebu bus accident in Philippines 2010-06-15 2010-06-16 2010-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100617070101/http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=221357 live The Iranian government also announced that it would be sending special aircraft to the Philippines to evacuate its injured nationals.Iranian Student News Agency Iran sending specific aircraft to Philippines to return victims http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1558216&Lang=E 2010-06-15 2010-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100618162529/http://isna.ir/isna/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1558216&Lang=E 2010-06-18 dead Iranians students had been in the Philippines under a special arrangement for a residency program with the Professional Regulation Commission.Bus rented by Iranians had ‘666’ plate number http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100615-275625/Bus-rented-by-Iranians-had-666-plate-number Philippine Daily Inquirer 2010-06-15 2010-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100617061238/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20100615-275625/Bus-rented-by-Iranians-had-666-plate-number 2010-06-17 dead President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ordered an immediate probe into the accident.GMA orders probe on Cebu bus crash, task force formed http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/262136/gma-orders-probe-cebu-bus-crash-task-force-formed Manila Bulletin 2010-06-15 2010-06-16 2011-06-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110607121953/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/262136/gma-orders-probe-cebu-bus-crash-task-force-formed live It emerged that the owner of the tourist bus, J & D Tours, had not been accredited by the Department of Tourism, and its remaining vehicles were impounded by local authorities.J&D vehicles impounded, tested for road worthiness Cebu Daily News http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20100616-275830/JD-vehicles-impounded-tested-for-road-worthiness 2010-06-16 2010-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619063100/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20100616-275830/JD-vehicles-impounded-tested-for-road-worthiness 2010-06-19 dead See also List of road accidents 2000–2010 References External links Deadly Bus Crash in Balamban – Cebu – Photos and Video Category:July 2010 in the Philippines Category:2010 disasters in the Philippines Category:2010 road incidents in Asia Category:Road incident deaths in the Philippines Category:Bus incidents in the Philippines Category:History of Cebu Category:Iranian expatriates in the Philippines Category:Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo