7 killed, 14 hurt as truck loses brakes, plows through coconut trees | Inquirer News

7 killed, 14 hurt as truck loses brakes, plows through coconut trees

By: - Correspondent / @rumelINQ
/ 05:28 PM August 10, 2014

LINAMON, Lanao del Norte, Philippines — At least seven people were killed while 14 others were injured in a vehicular accident here on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Inspector Domingo Murillo II, chief of police here, said a truck carrying at least 30 passengers lost its brakes and hit a row of coconut trees.

The truck was on its way to Munai town.

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Witnesses said passengers sitting on the truck’s roof were thrown and landed meters away from the vehicle.

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Four of the victims died on site while three others expired while being treated in a hospital in Iligan City.

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