1 dead, 2 injured as truck falls in Quezon cliff

LUCENA CITY, Philippines—A truck helper was killed and two others were seriously injured when their vehicle plunged 30 feet into a ravine in the municipality of Pagbilao, Quezon, early Friday, police said Saturday.

The fatality was identified only as “Joemi,” reportedly a resident of Daraga, Albay, according to Police Officer 2 Erickson Hachaso.

The truck driver, Eduardo Rovales Mostar, and his other helper, Anacleto Minero Dazal, sustained serious injuries and were taken by rescuers to the Quezon Medical Center in Lucena City.

Hachaso said the Manila-bound Mitsubishi Fusu 10-wheel  truck (EVE-232) was negotiating the zigzag diversion road when the vehicle lost its brakes in Barangay Silangang Malicboy.

The truck  slammed into the concrete fence at the left side of the road and  fell off the cliff, Hachaso said.

The body of the deceased now lies at Saint Peter Funeral chapel in Lucena City, the police officer said.

Meanwhile, a Lucena-bound bus bumped  a police mobile car in Sariaya town along the Maharlika Highway early afternoon Friday.

The police vehicle, a white Toyota Altis, was carrying policemen on patrol in Barangay Balubal when it was accidentally hit on its front right side fender by the AB Liner bus, said a report released Saturday by the Quezon Provincial Police Office.

No one was reported injured in the accident.