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Girl killed, 13 others injured in Zamboanga del Norte road accident

Roel Pareño - Philstar.com
April 18, 2016 | 12:02am
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - A seven-year-old girl died and 13 others were injured when a mini-truck packed with passengers fell down a cliff in Kalawit town, Zamboanga del Norte on Sunday.
 
Chief Superintendent Miguel Antonio Jr., Western Mindanao police director, said the victim was among 30 passengers of an Isuzu Elf truck driven by Richard Espinas, 50, of Kabasalan town, Zamboanga Sibugay.
 
Antonio said police investigators found that the mini-truck was ferrying passengers who had attended a baptism in Labason town, Zamboanga del Norte on Sunday morning.
 
He said the truck was bound for Kabasalan town when the driver lost control. The truck plunged down a cliff in Barangay Gatas, Kalawit town around 1:20 p.m.
 
The survivors who were not injured helped retrieve the remains of the young girl. Those injured were brought to a hospital for treatment.

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