At least 8 people hurt after passenger bus overturns in Batangas

An N. Dela Rosa Liner bus overturned on the northbound lane of the Star Tollway in Tanauan, Batangas on Thursday, May 24. /Ghadzs Rodelas/Eagle News Service/

(Eagle News) — At least eight people were injured after a passenger bus overturned  in Tanauan, Batangas on Thursday, May 24.

A police report said the N. Dela Rosa Liner bus, with plate number DX-127, was traversing the northbound lane of STAR tollway when it swerved to avoid another vehicle at 1:15 p.m.

This prompted the driver to lose control of the vehicle, which ended up on its right side on the road.

The report said 57 people were rushed to nearby hospitals.

Of these, eight were confined for further treatment. Ghadzs Rodelas