At least nine dead, several hurt in road crash in Cardona, Rizal

At least nine people died and several were hurt in a road mishap involving a jeepney and two trucks in Cardona, Rizal on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the police said./Cardona, Rizal PNP/

(Eagle News)–At least nine people died and several were hurt in a road incident involving two trucks and a jeepney in Cardona, Rizal on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

Cardona, Rizal police chief Pcpt. Juner Mojares said in a dzMM interview that one of the trucks fell into a ravine while the other collided with the jeepney.

It was still unclear how the collision and the fall happened exactly but Mojares said one of the trucks appeared to have lost its brakes.

Police have yet to identify the fatalities and those rushed to the hospital.

Authorities are still probing the incident. With a report from Earlo Bringas