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ACCIDENT-PHILIPPINE
7 killed in S. Philippine road accident
DAVAO CITY, the Philippines, July 13, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – At least seven
people were killed and dozens wounded in a road accident in a southern
Philippine town on Friday, police and disaster authorities said.
Three of the victims were killed at the scene after a ten-wheeler truck
loaded with about 45 people and kitchen utensils overturned along a portion
of the national road in Malungon township, in Mindanao’s Sarangani province
around 11 a.m. local time, said Arnel Pinque, disaster officer of Malungon
town.
The victims were on their way to a wedding in Maasim town, also in
Sarangani when the truck’s brakes burst, causing it to careen and turn on its
side, pinning many passengers, Pinque said.
At least 35 people were rushed to different hospitals and four of them
succumbed to injuries, a police report said.
Officials said an investigation into the mishap was now underway.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1835 hrs