Four Dead In Philippine Road Crash

car collided with a dump truck

MANILA, Nov 13 (NNN-PNA) – Four people died, after their car collided with a dump truck, in Olongapo City, north-east of Manila, police said today.

Police said, the accident occurred around 8.00 p.m. local time, last night, while the two vehicles were travelling a curvy road in the city. Pictures posted on social media showed the wrecked car pinned underneath the ten-wheeler truck.

The victims, who suffered severe head and body injuries, were declared dead on arrival at a city hospital.

Initial investigation showed that, the car was heading back to the city, when the accident happened. One of the victims had just visited his fiancee’s family, in nearby Bataan province, to plan for his wedding, next month.