Philippines bus crash kills 21 wake mourners

At least 21 people have died in the Philippines after a bus smashed into a house crowded with mourners attending a wake.

At least 21 people have died in the Philippines after a bus smashed into a house crowded with mourners attending a wake.

Police in the southern city of Butuan say one bus passenger died instantly, along with 20 people in the house.

At least five other neighbouring houses were damaged, but police say no one was injured in them.

Six people are in a serious condition in hospital. It is not known whether the injured were in the demolished house or the bus.

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Heavy rains had apparently made the road slippery before the crash and the bus driver may have lost control on a bend.

PA