Nueva Vizcaya town councilor dies as SUV plunges into creek
The car being driven by Kasibu town Councilor Alfredo Tucpi II in a creek on Friday (June 10). PHOTO FROM KASIBU PNP
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—A councilor of Kasibu town, Nueva Vizcaya province died after his sports utility vehicle fell into a creek, police said.
Engineer Alfredo Tucpi II, who won reelection as councilor, was driving his SUV when he overshot portion of a bridge and plunged into the creek at Barangay Bua in Kasibu.
Rescuers retrieved him from the submerged car and rushed him to the hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.
Tucpi won a fresh three-year mandate with 11,048 votes in the May 9 elections.
TSB
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