Truck driver dies in Benguet road crash

>> Friday, August 6, 2021

ITOGON, Benguet -- A water delivery truck driver died after the vehicle he was driving suffered mechanical trouble and rammed onto a parked van before falling on its side here at Sitio Kurba, Barangay Tuding Monday afternoon.
    Col. Renaldo Pasiwen, provincial police director, identified the fatality as Martin Cayat Napeek 3rd, 19,  of Trail, Tuding.
    Police said , the truck was descending along Proper Tuding when its brakes malfunctioned.
    The truck hit a parked van along the road and a house nearby then fell on its side.
    Napeek sustained fatal injuries because of the impact.
    The driver was rushed to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center by responders of the Itogon police but was declared dead on arrival.
    Itogon police told motorists to ensure their vehicles are in good running condition before travelling to avoid accidents.

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