1 killed, 4 hurt as car falls from SCTEx bridge

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Philippines — A man was killed while his four companions were hurt when their vehicle fell from a bridge of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) in Porac town in Pampanga province early Thursday morning.

Francisco Dagohoy, media relations officer of the SCTEx and North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) management, said the man died while being taken to the Mabalacat District Hospital in Mabalacat City.

Dagohoy said the group’s Nissan Frontier (plate number BCG 865) was cruising the SCTEx’s northbound lane when it fell from the Pasig-Potrero Bridge at 3:42 a.m.

Dagohoy said it was not clear if the lone fatality was driving the vehicle because he was found on the front passenger seat when the SCTEx emergency and rescue team extricated him.

His four companions were taken to a hospital in Angeles City.

Dagohoy said police have started investigating the cause of the accident.

He said the accident happened past the damaged approach of the bridge. A temporary steel bridge reinforced that damaged portion.

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