BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – Six people were killed while 68
others were injured in recent separate vehicular incidents in Ifugao and
Isabela.
Reports identified the Ifugao fatalities as
Rodelyn Pumecgoy, 22; Felix Jude Naila, 32; Joel Labad-ao, 21; and
JoyslerApugao, 22, who were all killed on the spot after their truck plunged
into a 100-meter deep ravine in Barangay Nalbu, Mayaoyao town at around 4 p.m.
April 13.
Reports said the 54 other passengers of the
truck sustained injuries and were rushed to hospitals in Ifugao and Santiago
City in Isabela.
The victims, according to the Office of the
Cordillera Civil Defense, were on their way home after attending a wedding
feast when their truck fell off the cliff.
The accident was blamed on the poor condition
of the mountain highway.
In Cagayan, two picnic goers, identified as
Roselyn Anguluan and Mark Dexter Aggabao, both of Enrile town, died after the
truck they and 14 others were riding fell into a deep canal in Claveria town
Monday morning.
Chief Inspector Rene Estabillo, Claveria
police chief, said the victims were on their way to a picnic in Pagudpud town,
Ilocos Norte when the driver lost control while negotiating a sharp curve,
sending the truck plunging into the canal.
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