MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Three people were killed while 28 others were injured in an accident involving a passenger jeepney in La Union this morning, a police official said.
Superintendent Julius Calima Suriben, director of the San Fernando City police, said the three fatalities were all females.
Suriben said the jeepney was traversing a descending road in Pias village, San Fernando City at 7:45 a.m., today, when it lost its brakes.
He said the injured include the jeepney driver. The driver and the wounded passengers are sent to various hospitals for treatment.