A family of three and another person were killed while one was hurt in a road accident along the national highway in Barangay North Poblacion, Bacong town in Negros Oriental...
A family of three and another person were killed while one was hurt in a road accident along the national highway in Barangay North Poblacion, Bacong town in Negros Oriental Saturday morning.
A report from the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office identified those killed as couple Ruel and Analie Pascual, 47 and 43, respectively; their 15-year-old daughter Shelly; and Meliton Blanco, 59.Lt. Stephen Polinar, deputy chief of the NOPPO Police Community Affairs and Development Unit, told the Philippine News Agency that a wayward tanker truck caused a traffic pileup after one of its tires burst.
The oil tanker, registered under the name of New Bian Yek Commercial, Inc., was traveling to the south while the victims came from the opposite direction. The driver sustained minor injuries and is now under the custody of the Bacong police as charges are being readied against him.SunStar website welcomes friendly debate, but comments posted on this site do not necessarily reflect the views of the SunStar management and its affiliates. SunStar reserves the right to delete, reproduce, or modify comments posted here without notice. Posts that are inappropriate will automatically be deleted.Do not use obscenity. Some words have been banned.
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