1967 Cavite bus crash

Philippines' worst road accident September 2022 1967 Cavite bus crash yes 16 on 14.155458 N 120.902411 E 1967 01 06 yes Italaro, Kayquit, Indang, CaviteAnciano Daniel Mendoza Intermedia ng Indang (Cavite State University) 1904–1927: Ang Kasaysayan ng Paaralang Panlalawigan sa Katimugang Cavite Mutya Publishing House 2018 978-971821-791-7 Malabon, Philippines 125 tl Ang sumunod na malagim na trahedya na nasaksihan sa Indang pagkatapos ng Pagsabog ng Tall noong 1911 ay ang Trahedya ng pagkahulog ng dalawang bus ng BLTB sa Tulay ng Italaro na naganap noong Enero 1967. Philippines Batangas–Ternate, Cavite Batangas Laguna Tayabas Bus Company (BLTB Co.) Collision and fall Human error or mechanical defect (faulty brakes) 2 130–300 (from both buses)passengers Figures vary. See Investigation. 81–115toll The official death toll ranges from 81 to 84, and the count for the injured varies from 57 to 60. Other figures are estimates. See Casualties. 15–60toll 2 (both buses) On January 6, 1967, two Catholic pilgrimage buses collided on a mountainous road near a reinforced timber bridge in the rural town of Indang, Cavite, Philippines. Subsequently, they plunged off a cliff, killing more than 80 people,toll the majority being women and children, and injuring the remaining passengers, making it one of the world's worst road accidents and disasters and the worst in Philippine history. Background The Tuy–Indang segment (comprising Balayan–Tuy and Naic–Indang Roads) of the Batangas–Cavite Interprovincial Road was constructed from the 1920s to the 1930s by the United States government to establish a direct link from the Philippine capital, Manila, to western Batangas.Citations concerning the construction of the Batangas–Cavite Interprovincial Road: https://books.google.com/books?id=IsZGAQAAIAAJ Annual Report of the Governor General of the Philippine Islands United States Government Printing Office 1929 United States Congressional Serial Set 9358 Washington, D.C., United States 1931 204 Batangas–Cavite interprovincial Road.—Connecting Tuy, Batangas Province, with Indang, Cavite Province, this project will establish a direct road from Manila to western Batangas, following the ridge on the west coast of Lake Taal. Google Books https://books.google.com/books?id=EgErAQAAMAAJ Public Laws Enacted by the Philippine Legislature Authority of the Philippine Legislature 1928 23 Manila, Philippines 399–400 Google Books Along the road was a timber bridge with steel reinforcements connecting then-barrio Italaro (now a sitio of Kayquit III) in Indang to the adjacent town of Mendez, both of which are separated by a river in the barrio's south.Agustine January Ang Malagim na Aksidente sa Italaro March 2005 undergraduate research Cavite State University https://www.scribd.com/doc/55765643/Ang-Malagim-Na-Aksidente-Sa-Italaro limited Indang, Cavite, Philippines tl Alvarez Gracelyn Martonito John Rey Protomartir Nowelie The tragic accident in Italaro May 28, 2022 ScribdExplanatory notes from an undergraduate research paper: The drivers involved were Antonio Lontok (no. 522) and Lolito de Castro (no. 318). The source stated that de Castro survived the incident but did not provide information on Lontok's fate. The paper reports that 81 passengers from both buses died on impact, with 58 sustaining serious injuries. Additionally, the investigation revealed that the two buses each carried more than 140 passengers onboard. Two years prior to the incident, more than 40 people were killed at the same site.January 6, 1967 History's Worst Highway Disaster Claims 84 Lives 1 Lodi News-Sentinel Lodi, California https://books.google.com/books?id=O7UzAAAAIBAJ November 25, 2021 Google Books In 1965, two softdrink trailer trucks fell into the ravine.January 6, 1967 Bus Disaster Takes 84 Lives In Philippines 40 1–2 The Desert Sun Palm Springs, California https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS19670106.2.2&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1 November 25, 2021 California Digital Newspaper Collection The following year, a crash killed at least nine people and injured 16 others.January 6, 1967 More Than 115 Die When Buses Hurtle Into Manila Ravine 24 1 Ocala Star–Banner Ocala, Florida https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=hXZnTIgIr50C&dat=19670106 November 25, 2021 Google Books According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the worst road disaster prior to this incident took place in India five years earlier.January 8, 1967 Each Head Shake Was a Signal of Tragedy 15 The Sun-Herald Sydney, Australia https://books.google.com/books?id=WqpWAAAAIBAJ February 6, 2022 Google Books In December 1966, about three weeks before the incident, the Philippine government launched a nationwide safety campaign against the so-called "rolling coffins"—a term used to describe the buses—following an incident where a bus crashed into the gates of Malacañang Palace, the official residence of the president. In the provinces, bus rides were often compared to rollercoaster rides due to several drivers running their vehicles at expressway speeds. Crash The buses involved were owned by Batangas Laguna Tayabas Bus Company (BLTB Co.) and were part of a convoy consisting of 57 buses that were carrying devotees from the towns of Nasugbu, Tuy, and Lian in Batangas to a church dedicated to the Santo Niño in the coastal town of Ternate, Cavite, to celebrate the annual feast of Epiphany. At dawn on January 6, 1967, the convoy left from Batangas. Later in the morning, while traversing their route for Indang, the ninth bus (no. 522) lost its brakes while overtaking other vehicles, colliding with the back of the eighth bus (no. 318) upon reaching a curve near the Italaro Bridge. The impact of the collision caused the buses to fall off a 300 ft m mid -deep flip us ravine. Casualties The Associated Press initially estimated more than 115 deaths and reported 15 survivors in the crash. After response operations, United Press International noted at least 84 deaths, with more than 60 others injured, including at least 30 in critical condition.January 6, 1967 2-Bus Crash Kills 84 Filipinos 11 The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=djft3U1LymYC&dat=19670106&printsec=frontpage&hl=en June 1, 2022 Google Newspapers Another source reported 83 deaths, 57 injuries, and three unaccounted for. All immediate deaths were attributed to bodies being struck by twisted steel reinforcements and tree branches in the area. Unclaimed bodies were taken to the Indang Health Center. Seventy-six of the dead passengers were identified, including a former mayor of Tuy. Among the injured, 48, including two bus conductors, were reportedly taken to various medical facilities in Cavite, while seven were transferred to the Philippine General Hospital in Manila. Response Rescue and retrieval took a long time to reach the crash site due to its remoteness and rugged terrain. Ambulances were slowed down by mountainous roads, while Philippine Air Force and United States Navy helicopters that were dispatched from Naval Station Sangley Point in Cavite City arrived after nearly six hours when rescue operations were almost finished. The injured, many of them in a critical condition, were brought to various hospitals in Cavite, while some were transferred to Manila due to lack of medicine supplies. As local governments requested, assistance from the Department of Health and other national government agencies, for the treatment to the victims, only came a day late, and the ambulances came in the early afternoon. President Ferdinand Marcos deployed a team of doctors and social welfare workers to the hospitals where the survivors were taken. The Philippine Constabulary (PC) ordered the closure of the Batangas–Cavite Interprovincial Road to prevent looting of the wreckage.June 2022 Reaction On January 8, 1967, President Marcos, upon learning initial reports that the crash was due to either drivers' negligence or the buses' defective brakes, ordered the Public Service Commission to cancel the franchise of BLTB Co. if found liable, otherwise, to take other disciplinary actions against the company.January 30, 1967 Official Gazette (Vol. 63 No. 5) https://archive.org/details/OfficialGazetteVolume63No.5January301967/page/n7/mode/1up?view=theater Manila Government of the Philippines lxxii September 15, 2022 On January 11, Pope Paul VI extended his condolences and gave his paternal blessing to the families and relatives of the victims through a cable released by Archbishop Carlo Martini, the apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, to the press.January 11, 1967 Pope extends sympathy to bus victims' kin https://thecatholicnewsarchive.org/?a=d&d=cns19670111-01.1.7&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------- March 20, 2022 The Catholic News Archive Catholic News Service Aftermath thumb|The replacement bridge in December 2018 (to the left is the crash site) After the crash, it was said that apparently, the government and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) intentionally abandoned the section of the road leading to the crash site to realign it elsewhere, allowing vegetation to reclaim it. The road was slightly realigned to the east and a new bridge was built with it.Multiple citations: del Rosario Rex November 3, 2021 Tulay ng Italaro at malagim na trahedya ng nakaraan (First part) The bridge of Italaro and the tragic incident of the past (First part) https://www.remate.ph/tulay-ng-italaro-at-malagim-na-trahedya-ng-nakaraan/ June 13, 2022 Remate On Line Remate News Central tl https://www.remate.ph/ang-tulay-ng-italaro-at-ang-malagim-na-trahedya-ng-nakaraan-2/ Ang tulay ng Italaro at ang malagim na trahedya ng nakaraan (Second part) The bridge of Italaro and the tragic incident of the past (Second part) del Rosario Rex November 4, 2021 Remate On Line Remate News Central June 13, 2022 tl Investigation There are conflicting reports on the number of passengers. While some sources suggest that there were more than 130, it was reported that nearly 300 people, mostly Catholic pilgrims, have been aboard the two buses, with about 150 people on each. According to preliminary reports, mechanical defect and negligence were the primary cause of the crash.June 2022 Lolito de Castro of Batangas, the driver of bus no. 318, was arrested at a clinic in the province where he was treated. An investigation led by Col. Rizalino Garcia, Cavite PC Commander, revealed that de Castro jumped out of the bus as he was unable to control it, and, as admitted by de Castro, later went into hiding in fear of retaliation from victims' relatives. Charges of "multiple homicide" and "multiple physical injuries through reckless imprudence" were filed against him. Notes References 2 Category:1967 in the Philippines Category:1967 road incidents Category:Bus incidents in the Philippines Category:History of Batangas Category:History of Cavite Category:1967 disasters in the Philippines Category:January 1967 in Asia