Tag: road crash

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

(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 […]

DepEd: At least five students killed, six injured in Negros Oriental road crash

(Eagle News) — Five students were killed and six were injured after the public utility van they were on collided with a truck in Negros Oriental on Friday, March 1. In a statement, the Department of Education said the casualties were students from the Basay National High School and their coach who were on their way home from a competition in Cebu. Of those who were killed, one was a Grade 7 student, and four were […]

22 school pupils die in Nigeria road crash: official

  KANO, Nigeria (AFP) — Twenty-two students and their driver were Tuesday killed when their bus collided with a truck in northern Nigeria, a road safety official told AFP. The students from a public secondary school in Bauchi state were on their way to the city of Kano for an excursion when their driver lost control while trying to dodge a pothole, Kabiru Daura, spokesman for the federal road safety corps (FRSC) in Kano said. […]

Senator Poe reiterates call for creation of transportation safety board following tragic road crash in La Union

(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe reiterated her call for the creation of a National Transportation Safety Board, following the deaths of 20 people in a head-on collision between a bus and a jeepney in La Union on December 25. “Higit kailanman kailangan natin ng isang (NTSB) na magiimbestiga at magbabantay sa mga sakunang pantransportasyon gaya nito upang maiwasan ang mga pagkakamali at pagkukulang na humahantong sa pagkawala ng buhay ng ating mga kababayan,” Poe […]

5 dead, 11 injured in Kawit, Cavite road crash

  (Eagle News) — Five people were killed while 11 more were injured in a road crash along Centennial Highway in Kawit, Cavite on Wednesday morning, September 6. The public utility vehicle with a plate number DVK-713 was traveling from Zapote, Las Piñas to Tanza, Cavite when the driver hit a concrete electrical post. According to Kawit Police Station C/Insp. Jeffrey Punzalaan, the jeepney which was loaded with 16 passengers was heavily damaged with its windshield […]