ZAMBOANGA CITY: A chartered bus fell on its side following a near collision before dawn Saturday, with another vehicle injuring at least 20 passengers in the southern Philippines, police said.

Chief Insp. Ariel Huesca, a regional police spokesman, said the bus, carrying mostly teachers from Basilan province, came from Marawi City and was heading to Zamboanga City when the mishap occurred on a highway in the village called Monching in Zamboanga Sibu–gay’s Siay town.

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