Another vehicle falls off Bontoc cliff, driver hurt
>> Friday, April 29, 2022
BONTOC, Mountain Province – Another vehicle, a pick-up
truck fell off a 50-meter ravine,
injuring its lone passenger in this capital town on April 17.
The Bontoc Disaster and Risk-Reduction Management Office said Clarence Amogan Caballero, 35, of La Trinidad, Benguet, was driving his Ford Ranger pick-up at Sitio At-ato in Bontoc Ili at about 3 a.m. when he lost control of the steering wheel while maneuvering to overtake a van.
Police said Caballero came from his house in La Trinidad and was on his way to Barlig town, also in Mountain Province.
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The vehicle then slammed onto the guard rails and fell off the ravine.
Caballero was rescued by police, disaster risk-reduction management office workers, fire protection workers and volunteers.
He is now recuperating at the Bontoc General Hospital due to multiple fractures and wounds.
Earlier on April 13, a woman died while three others were injured after the private sports utility vehicle they were riding in fell down a ravine here.
Estefania Padcayan, 68, was declared dead on arrival by the attending doctor at the Bontoc General Hopspital.
The three injured were Rosa Ridao, 71 and Kenneth Sokoken, 47, driver of the vehicle, both of Barangay Maligcong and Annie Pag-ang of Barangbay Mainit.
The Bontoc Disaster and Risk-Reduction Management Office said Clarence Amogan Caballero, 35, of La Trinidad, Benguet, was driving his Ford Ranger pick-up at Sitio At-ato in Bontoc Ili at about 3 a.m. when he lost control of the steering wheel while maneuvering to overtake a van.
Police said Caballero came from his house in La Trinidad and was on his way to Barlig town, also in Mountain Province.
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The vehicle then slammed onto the guard rails and fell off the ravine.
Caballero was rescued by police, disaster risk-reduction management office workers, fire protection workers and volunteers.
He is now recuperating at the Bontoc General Hospital due to multiple fractures and wounds.
Earlier on April 13, a woman died while three others were injured after the private sports utility vehicle they were riding in fell down a ravine here.
Estefania Padcayan, 68, was declared dead on arrival by the attending doctor at the Bontoc General Hopspital.
The three injured were Rosa Ridao, 71 and Kenneth Sokoken, 47, driver of the vehicle, both of Barangay Maligcong and Annie Pag-ang of Barangbay Mainit.
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