9 soldiers hurt in Bukidnon road crash
MANILA, Philippines – Nine soldiers were injured when the military truck they were riding slammed into a center island in Bukidnon before dawn Thursday as it tried to avoid hitting a motorcycle, police said.
Senior Police Officer 2 Ruel Sapanta said the injured soldiers were cruising along Sayre Highway, North Poblacion in Maramag, Bukidnon around 2:30 a.m. when a motorcycle travelling at the opposite lane swerved and almost hit the 6×6 military truck.
“Iniwasan ng military truck yung motor (The military truck avoided the motorcycle),” he said, causing it to hit the center island.
Sapanta said nine members of the 8th Infantry Division—a corporal and eight private first class—were injured and were taken to the nearest hospital.
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