Jeep falls off cliff; 4 killed, 5 hurt

ITOGON, Benguet – Four residents here were killed while five others were hurt after the passenger jeep they were riding in plunged down a 200-foot cliff here Tuesday night.

Fatalities were identified as Seperino Golingab, 81, and his wife, Sarah, 78; Virginia Tomino, 49 and Emiliano Tomino, 50, all residents of Barangay Dalupirip here.

Rescuers rushed the injured to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center.

Rafael Valencia, chief of Rescue 911, identified them as Bernand Cunanan, 17; Emiliano Esnara, 56; Remedios Dipayso, 53; Dolores Galunza, 47; and Leonardo Saley, 27.

Police said the passengers were heading home after attending a wake in Baguio City, around 8 km from here when the accident happened.

Initial investigation revealed cause of the accident was the slippery and rough road.

But police said they were probing other causes of the mishap like mechanical failure.