A senior citizen and a student died after the bus they were riding fell off a cliff in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur.

According to a “24 Oras” report on Thursday, the Dumingag Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said the bus fell off the cliff after the driver allegedly lost his brakes.

The bus driver was allegedly avoiding the tricycle in front, so he decided to crash into a tree, but instead fell off the cliff.

Of the 36 passengers, 29 are students. They were on their way to a military camp to attend the graduation rites of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.

Among the injured passengers were the bus driver and conductor.

The bus driver is under police custody while the investigation is ongoing. — Mariel Celine Serquiña/BAP, GMA Integrated News