Zambo road mishap kills 8

PAGADIAN CITY – A cargo truck loaded with timbers overturned in Zamboanga del Sur’s Pitogo town leaving over a dozen passengers dead and injured, police said Monday.

Police said the passengers were mostly workers transporting the timbers when the truck’s braking system failed and the driver lost control of the steering wheel. 

The mishap, which occurred on Sunday afternoon in the village of Liguac, killed 8 workers instantly, including a teenager, who were all pinned by the timbers.

The driver, Leolito Tam, surrendered to the police and is facing criminal charges.

Major Helen Galvez, a regional police spokeswoman, identified the fatalities as Rey Alfornon, 24; Orlando Sabejon, 44, Noel Cabellon, 19; Berlindo Labador, 34; Edwin delos Santos, 70; Marvin Hemang, 3; Loui Jay Omandam, 34, and the 15-year old boy.

The injured, Galvez said, were taken to hospital in Margosatubig town. Their identities were not released by the police and their condition is unknown. (Zamboanga Post)

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