At least 25 people were killed in two pre-dawn road crashes in the Philippine capital Manila today.
At least 15 people were killed when a tanker carrying 20,000 litres of diesel ploughed into a footpath and burst into flames.
Police and witnesses said the Pilipinas Shell tanker swerved out of control after a tyre burst and slammed into parked vehicles and pedestrians in Paranaque Town near Manila airport.
Many of the victims were burned to death as the tanker's load caught fire.
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The driver left the scene and has not yet been located.
In Bocaue town, a suburb of Manila, a trailer truckcrossed lanes on an expressway and collided with a bus at about 2 a.m.
Ten passengers died and several others were injured.