PAGADIAN
CITY: A driver was killed while two of his passengers were injured
after their delivery truck overturned at Brgy Langon, Tungawan in the nearby
Zamboanga Sibugay, a latest report reaching The Philippine Preview said.
Witnesseses
said the truck was carrying several cases of soft drinks at the time of the
accident.
Initial
police investigation identified the dead person as truck driver Wilfredo
Mahilum.
Injured
were his helpers Reneboy Fabe and Tomasito Cabatas Salundagit.
Also
injured were DPWH construction workers Jose Estecomin, Joemarie Sumalinog and
Simon Arnaiz, who were sleeping near the highway and were hit by debris.
Police
said the truck left a soft drink plant in Zamboanga City and was heading for
Buug in Zamboanga Sibugay when the accident occurred.
Police
also said the truck may have lost its brakes as it approached a blind curve in
the road, which in turn overshot the highway and flipped over.
Last
Oct. 19, three people were reported injured in a vehicular accident in the
nearby San Pedro village of the same place after the driver lost control of the
steering wheel of the cargo truck loaded with soft drink products, which then accidentally
ran into the ditch at the side of the road.