At least 17 people were killed and 16 others injured when a passenger bus plunged off a wet, elevated highway in suburban Manila and fell on to a van passing below, officials in the Philippines said today.

At least 21 people have been killed and about 20 others injured when a passenger bus plunged from an elevated highway and fell onto a van in suburban Manila, a Philippine police official said.

A light aircraft has crashed into a school building near the Philippine capital Manila after its pilot requested an emergency landing shortly after takeoff.