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Train sideswipes nurse

A 23-year-old nurse died Tuesday morning after she was sideswiped and dragged for several meters by a train of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) in Manila. Gresan Gregory Gumban, a private nurse employed with the Makati Health Specialist Connection Inc., of 1st Street Fabie Subdivision in Paco, was declared dead on arrival by attending doctors at the Sta. Ana Hospital from extensive injuries on the head and body. Investigation showed Gumban was walking toward Pedro Gil Street beside the train tracks on her way to work at around 6:20 a.m. when the Tutuban Center-bound PNR train 202, operated by Jay Alejandro, passed through. Police theorized that a portion of Gumban’s backpack might have gotten caught on a part of the train causing the nurse to be dragged away.—Jeannette I. Andrade

Ex-barangay official shot

A former Caloocan City barangay (village) official was injured after one of two men on board a motorcycle allegedly shot him Tuesday in Malabon. Senior Police Officer 2 Joel Montebon, on-duty officer at the Caloocan City Police Station, identified the victim as Roderick Gallardo, 40, resident of Bisig ng Kabataan in Caloocan. The former officer of Barangay 2 opted to file a police report in the Caloocan headquarters since it was near his place of residence, Montebon said. Investigation showed that Gallardo had just boarded his owner-type jeep with his two companions at around 8 p.m. on London Tech St. in UE Subdivision when attacked. He was hit on the left leg and was rushed to Ospital ng Caloocan for medical treatment.—Kristine Felisse Mangunay

10 hurt as jeepney hits post

A passenger jeepney with plate number NWY-885 crashed into an electric post in Quezon City on Monday afternoon, causing multiple injuries to 10 passengers aboard the vehicle. Driver Francisco Zamora, 49, of Capt. Manzano Street, San Juan City, was plying along Broadway Avenue on its way to San Juan City when he lost his brakes and rammed into a post near the Meralco Transmission Plant. Zamora faces charges of reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property with multiple physical injuries, according to Quezon City police.—Penelope P. Endozo