Car crashes kill 4, injure 9 in Philippines

Car crashes

MANILA, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Two car crashes occurred in the Philippines on Thursday, killing four, including a pregnant woman, and injuring nine others, police said.

Police said the first collision happened at nearly 1:00 a.m. in Tagum City in Davao del Norte province in the southern part of the country, involving a shuttle bus and a patrol car transporting a pregnant woman to a hospital.

The impact caused the patrol vehicle to tumble and crash on its side, killing the pregnant woman and two others, and injuring another two, police said.

The second crash occurred at around 7:00 a.m. in Ilocos Norte province in the north, involving a van and a minibus, killing a man and injuring seven others.

Police said the van carrying tourists from Metro Manila was traveling north to a beach resort in Pagudpud town when it collided with the minibus traveling in the opposite direction.