7 hurt as jeep flips over in Nueva Vizcaya
BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya –– Seven people, including four children, were injured when an overloaded passenger jeepney turned upside down in Kasibu town, Nueva Vizcaya province on Monday.
Hurt were Janet Wangdali, 34; April Shane Gumatin, 14; Villamor Wangdali, 40; Eddie Gumatin, 40; Jeejay Wangdali, 4; Eliza Mae Wangdali, 8; and Princess Wangdali, 10.
Jeep driver Alex Pagaddut, 30, of Buag, Bambang town surrendered to the Kasibu police.
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Pagaddut said they were on their way to the Poblacion in Kasibu when he lost control of the steering wheel.
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The jeepney then turned turtle as Pagaddut tried to avoid the ravine, investigators said.
Police said mechanical defect caused the accident. Villamor Visaya Jr. /lzb
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