Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 6) — A bus crash that killed over a dozen people is enough reason for the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to build a new route and condemn the so-called “killer curve” where a number of previous accidents happened, the provincial government of Antique said on Wednesday.
Speaking to CNN Philippines’ Balitaan, Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao said the road in Barangay Fabrica in Hamtic, Antique is accident-prone.
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She said the agency only deployed concrete barriers and signages every time the province records another accident, but she added “band aid solutions” are not enough.
“I appeal to the DPWH to condemn that road and make another route,” Cadiao said.
On Tuesday, a passenger bus that fell off a cliff in Hamtic killed 17 people and injured others.
Transportation authorities said an investigation will be launched. The bus operator as well as the Antique provincial government vowed to provide financial assistance to the passengers and their families.
