1 killed as truck rams store in Agusan del Sur | Inquirer News

1 killed as truck rams store in Agusan del Sur

/ 07:03 PM May 31, 2012

MANILA, Philippines—One person was killed and nine others were injured when a wayward truck slammed into a convenient store in Agusan del Sur Thursday afternoon, police said.

Senior Police Officer 1 Arturo Campania said a blue Isuzu truck (7C-7983) accidentally hit the store on National highway in front of Davao Central Warehouse in Barangay (village) 4, San Francisco in Agusan del Sur around 12:15 p.m.

Initial investigation disclosed that the truck was heading towards Barobo, Surigao del Sur when it accidentally swerved to the other side of the road and rammed the store.

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The names of the victims were not immediately available.

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Injured persons were brought to DO Plaza Memorial Hospital, Patin-ay, Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur for medical treatment while the driver fled after the road crash, he said.

Police have launched a manhunt for the driver. Jamie Marie Elona

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