2 killed, 11 hurt as truck plunges into ravine in Mountain Province
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:31:51 +0000
PARACELIS, Mountain Province: Two people died while 11 others were injured when a dump truck loaded with passengers experienced mechanical trouble and plunged into a 3-meter deep ravine here, Wednesday night.
Police authorities identified the fatalities as Lorrea B Bocco and Lolita B. Vinoray while those injured were named as Cresencia Gubia-on Puyao, of legal age, Jethro Calayo Vinoray; 37, Paracelis; Dimple Bakilan Vinoray, 8; Rea Mae Balcanao Boccao, 19; Janivine Sangdaan Batoy; Santiago Calwat; Joseph Batoy; Hitler Talawec; Arcenio Wailan; Illen Ventura and Delia Balacanao Boccao, 49, all residents of Bunot, Paracelis, Mountain Province.
Initial police investigation showed that the truck driven by Robinson B. Baguiwan with 13 passengers was negotiating an ascending portion of the road when mechanical trouble caused it to move backward until it plunged on the deep ravine.
Concerned residents, police operatives and emergency responders immediately rushed to the scene and brought the victims to the Kalinga Provincial Hospital in nearby Tabuk City and the Tuguegarao-based Cagayan Valley Medical Center.
Investigators reported that the truck incurred heavy damage. The injured passengers remain confined in the hospitals undergoing close medical supervision. DEXTER A. SEE
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