BOKOD, Benguet – A
school principal and her daughter escaped death although both suffered injuries
when the vehicle the former was driving rammed parapets here due to faulty
brakes.
Police said
the accident happened around 11:10 a.m. of August 26 at km 317 of the
Benguet-Nueva Vizcaya national road boundary Pito.
The report
said PO3 Edgar Beroso received a call informing him of the accident making cops
rush to the area and found the ill-fated Pajero, bearing license plate number
RDF 744 driven by Junaria
Singangan
Dio-al, 46, married.
On board was
her daughter Joana Mae S. Dio-al, 10, student.
According to
the victim's husband Michael Dio-al, his wife and daughter came from Kayapa,
Nueva Vizcaya going home to Pito to attend a scheduled mass.
His wife revealed
to him that she was driving at low speed when she noticed that the brake was
malfunctioning.
She
repeatedly applied the brake attempting to stop, however at a curve, the
vehicle rammed concrete parapets and stopped.
The vehicle
incurred heavy damages. Ms Dio-al and her daughter were both brought to Lt.
Tidang Memorial Hospital in Kayapa by a concerned traveler for treatment.
The victims
suffered contusions, hematoma and lacerations.
Later, they
were referred to Benguet General
Hospital, La
Trinidad, Benguet by Dr. Imnas Lagundi for treatment.
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