Bus falls off Skyway - reports

A Dimple Star Transport bus with body number 7511 reportedly fell off Skyway near West Service road in Sucat, ParaƱaque Tuesday (July 26, 2011) morning.

"Passenger bus falls off the Skyway in Sucat." Wowee Posadas (@woweeposadas) tweeted along with the photo above.

In an ABS-CBN interview, Skyway head of operations Ed Nepomuceno said, "Pa-southbound yung bus nang nawalan ng giya at nakita sa CCTV na nalaglag."

Nepomuceno added that two passengers have been trapped in the bus.

Meanwhile, survivors have been brought to ParaƱaque Medical Hospital.

Here's an update from MMDA:

"ADVISORY: Update sa bus na nalaglag from skyway, bumagsak sa UPS 4 Marcelo Green west svc rd paranaque southbound. 5 injured & 2 critical, rushed to Paranaque Gen. hospital as per paranaque traffic. " @MMDA tweeted.

Breaking News on ABS-CBN at 2:30p.m.:

The driver of the bus and a passenger have died while being treated at a hospital.

According to the bus conductor's account, they were driving at 70kph when suddenly a wind blew hard causing their vehicle to lose control and to fall 40 feet from the Skyway ramp.

The bus conductor and other passengers are still being treated in the hospital.
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