7 killed, 4 injured in Batangas vehicular accident
March 28, 2018 | 12:07pm
Seven people died on the spot when a ten-wheeler truck rammed into several vehicles on Wednesday morning in Taal town, Batangas.
Taal PNP
BATANGAS, Philippines (2nd update) — Seven people were killed while four others were hurt in a seven-vehicle collision in Taal town early Wednesday morning, police said.
In a police report, an Isuzu ten-wheeler truck was traversing the highway of Barangay Carsuche when the driver lost control of the vehicle and rammed into a parked ten-wheeler truck around 5:50 a.m.
Subsequently, the ten-wheeler truck rammed into five vehicles, pinning six people seated in front of MJ eatery.
Seven people who died on the spot were identified as Melencio Atienza, Jennifer Atienza, Cheche Aninio, Susan Hombre, Babylyn Atienza, Ricardo Tabugon and Ramir Aguado
Four people were rushed to Taal Polymedic Hospital for treatment, namely Orly Capuso, Diana Uy, Danilo Madiclum and Bayani Torres.
Police said the drivers of the two ten-wheeler trucks fled the scene after the incident. One of them named Sherwin Copu surrendered to the authorities a few hours later.
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