BURNT BUS. Firefighters put out the blaze that reduced a Mindanao Star Bus unit to ashes in Pigcawayan, North Cotabato on Saturday morning (Nov. 18, 2023). The driver, conductor, and all 20 passengers are unharmed. (Photo courtesy of Pigcawayan MPS)
COTABATO CITY – A Mindanao Star Bus traveling from Cotabato City to Davao City caught fire in Pigcawayan town, North Cotabato, on Saturday morning.
Maj. Andres Sumugat, Pigcawayan town police chief, said the fire occurred in Barangay South Manuangan at about 9:30 a.m.
“All the 20 passengers, the driver and the conductor are safe,” he said in a radio interview.
Quoting the unidentified driver, Sumugat said it was due to a mechanical error.
Investigation into the incident is ongoing. (PNA)
