PAGADIAN
CITY – A dump truck overshot a road and crashed, killing a passenger and
wounding six more in the southern Philippine province of Zamboanga Sibugay,
police said Tuesday.
The
truck, owned by Ayesha Construction, was transporting workers when its driver,
JR Tamanan Olarte, lost control of the wheel and overshot the road in the
village of Catipan in Mabuhay town, said Major Helen Galvez, a regional police
spokeswoman.
“One
person was killed and six others are wounded in the mishap,” she said.
The
29-year old driver was unhurt in the accident and is now in police custody. The
wounded passengers were rushed to the hospital in nearby Olutanga town. The
company did not release any statement. (Zamboanga
Post)
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