ITOGON, Benguet – A resident of
Bokod town working in Australia and a staffer of a non-government organization
were buried last week after they were killed and five others were seriously injured
when the van they were riding plunged into a 100-meter ravine here afternoon of
April 5.
Police
identified the fatalities as Reynaldo Santos Paz, 63, and Thita Edio Saguid,
38, who worked for the NGO Igorota Foundation Inc.
Rescued
from the wreckage of the ill-fated Toyota Hilux were Eunice Dangpas Blas, 47,
and Cyrilo Cosalan Blas, 55, who both work in Canada; Aris Dangpas Blas, 26, a
driver of the Bokod municipal government; Carmela Edio Paz, 44, who works in
Australia; and Mika Eido Rufino, 17, a sophomore at the Saint Louis University
in Baguio City.
Senior
Supt. Rodolfo Azurin, Benguet police director, said police got a call from a
concerned citizen about the mishap at around 4:30 p.m. that day, prompting
immediate rescue and retrieval operation in Sitio Camisong, Barangay Loacan in
this town.
The van’s
driver was reportedly negotiating an ascending curved portion of the road when
the vehicle overshot toward the right and fell off the cliff.
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