Three killed in bus crash in central Philippines

MANILA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and seven others injured when a bus fell into a 30-meter ravine in the central Philippine Antique province on Friday night, police said on Saturday.

Police said the bus was traveling to Antique province from Iloilo City when it overshot the railing along the curve near Hamtic town and fell into the ravine at around 9:45 p.m.

Police blamed the accident on busted break.

The incident happened in an accident-prone area, police said, adding that Friday's incident was the first the police recorded in the area this year.

Last year, police said three accidents occurred in the same place that killed at least 30.