TUBA, Benguet — A 35-year-old woman died following a three-vehicle collision along the Aspiras-Palispis Highway, also known as Marcos Highway, in Sitio Caucalan, Barangay Taloy Sur, on the night of 30 May 2026.
The Tuba Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office confirmed that the victim, a female passenger, sustained a fatal head injury during the incident.
Initial police investigation showed that a Victory Liner bus traveling toward Pangasinan lost control while negotiating a steep curve. The bus then collided with an SUV and another Victory Liner bus bound for Baguio City.
The impact caused the southbound bus to overturn, blocking the uphill lane leading to Baguio.
Emergency responders from the disaster risk reduction and management offices of Tuba, La Trinidad, Benguet, Pugo, La Union, and Baguio City rushed to the scene. Personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine National Police, local emergency medical services, the Philippine Red Cross, and volunteer groups from the barangay and local government also joined the rescue efforts.
Authorities are continuing their investigation into the cause of the accident.