Pagadian
City:
Ten soldiers of the armed forces were brought to the hospital for injuries after their
military vehicle overshot a ravine and fell 100 meters, the military said
yesterday.
According to the Aurora
Municipal Police Station, the soldiers were onboard a KM450 military truck and was
traveling towards the 52nd EB in Camp Natividad, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon when
the vehicle went out of control upon reaching a blind curve.
Police investigation showed
a malfunction in the brakes.
Captain Franco Suelto,
spokesman of the Army's 1st Infantry Division, said an officer and nine
enlisted personnel sustained minor injuries.
The accident last Nov.
17 followed that of a RTMI bus in April that killed six people and injured 16
others.
Travelers say the highway
of Brgy Anunang in the nearby town of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur is an
accident prone area.