5 killed, 8 injured in Subic shipyard accident

A Keppel-owned cargo ship lies along the coast of Subic Bay in Zambales after its bridge collapsed Friday, Oct. 7, 2011, killing 5 workers on site and injuring 12 more. Investigation is still ongoing on the cause of the collapse. MARIANNE BERMUDEZ/ INQUIRER

MANILA, Philippines—Five shipyard workers in Subic died while eight others were injured after the platform they were standing on fell Friday, police said.

Chief Superintendent Edgardo Ladao, provincial director of the Region 3 police, said that the steel platform inside the Keppel Subic Shipyard in Barangay Cawag, Subic, Zambales, fell at around 10:20 a.m..

CRUSHED WITH GRIEF. Relatives of five dock workers who were crushed to death by a steel ramp at the Subic Shipyard Friday, Oct.7, 2011, are beside themselves with grief after being informed of the fate of their loved ones. ROBERT GONZAGA / INQUIRER CENTRAL LUZON

The injured workers were rushed to Our Lady of Lourdes International Hospital in Olongapo City and were undergoing medical treatment.

The ramp was being used as a bridge for the MV Tombarra, which was being repaired by the workers, he said.

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