CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A driver and his passenger were killed after their truck crashed and turned on its side in Barangay Paltoc, San Emilio, Ilocos Sur on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Police identified the victims as Ibrahim V. Cardenas, 26, driver, and his passenger, Fatima Claire Pis-oy, 25.
Investigation said the brake of the truck suffered mechanical trouble while moving downward on the national road.
The truck crashed into a mountainside and turned on its side. The victims sustained serious injuries and were taken to a hospital where they were declared dead.
Ilocos Norte
Meanwhile, one person was killed and 14 individuals were injured in a collision between a passenger bus and a pickup truck on the national highway in Barangay Dilavo, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte on Thursday, Jan. 16.
Police identified the victim as Noel C. Modesto, head nurse of the Rural Health Unit of the local government unit of Bangui, Ilocos Norte and the driver of the pickup truck. Modesto was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead from serious injuries.
The driver and passengers of the bus sustained injuries.
Police said the bus was negotiating a sharp curve when the northbound pickup truck allegedly overtook another vehicle and crashed head-on with the bus.
The bus driver lost control of the vehicle, swerved to the right, and stopped on the roadside. He is under police custody.
The bus company said that they will shoulder the hospitalization expenses of the injured passengers.