Four dead in Sabangan, Sadanga road accidents

Truck rams Ifugao crowd; 1 dead, 7 hurt 

BONTOC, Mountain Province – Four persons were killed when the vehicles they were riding crashed in Sabangan and Sadanga towns in the province last week. 

In Sabangan, Corazon Dongpiwen, 54 and Hilda Longao, 56 died in the vehicular accident early morning Wednesday at Tambingan Road in the town. 

Five were injured in the land cruiser driven by Joel Marcos.

His wife Estela and children Leonora, Joela and Rhyma were injured.

All seven passengers including the driver were rushed to Luis Hora Memorial Hospital in Bauko for treatment.

Meanwhile, in Sadanga, a day earlier on Tuesday, two persons were killed while two passengers were injured when the vehicle they were riding in fell down a ravine around 6 p.m. at Macamcamamar, Poblacion.

Responding cops, firemen and volunteers brought the victims to Bontoc General Hospital where driver Charlie Dangiwan Domao-il, 34 of Barangay Sacasacan here was pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Christine Ofilas.

A few minutes later, Johnson Kawi Faroden was also declared dead by Ofilas while Christian D. Copas and Faustino Balso were diagnosed as having multiple injuries.

Police investigation bared the Mitsubishi pick-up with registered plate no. AHE 400 fell down a 50-meter deep ravine.

The vehicle was descending when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Passing students of Sangey National Technical Vocational School who saw the incident relayed this to police who announced it on the public loudspeaker system installed at the police station that prompted residents to rescue the victims.

In Kiangan, Ifugao, a man died while seven others were injured when a dump truck plowed into a crowd in front of a convenience store here in Sitio Danghay, Barangay Bolog earlier on Monday. 

Eddie Dupingay, 55, died at the scene. The injured were taken to various hospitals for treatment.

Initial investigation showed the driver of the dump truck lost control of the wheel when the vehicle developed mechanical problem at around 5:45 p.m.

The truck driver, Marlon Tucay, 23, surrendered to responding policemen.