6 teens dead, 2 others hurt as van plunges into ravine in Mountain Province | Inquirer News

6 teens dead, 2 others hurt as van plunges into ravine in Mountain Province

Rescuers carry the bodies of the victims in an ill-fated car in Besao town, Mountain Province on Thursday, April 21.(Besao MDRRMO)

Rescuers carry the bodies of the victims in an ill-fated car in Besao town, Mountain Province on Thursday, April 21. (Besao MDRRMO)

BAGUIO CITY — Six teenagers died while two others were injured after the van carrying them fell into a 250-foot ravine in Besao town, Mountain Province at dawn on Thursday (April 21), police said.

According to the investigators, the accident was only discovered on Thursday afternoon.

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The fatalities were identified as Dalog Kawi Mangallay, 19, the driver; Lip-aw Aligan, 15; Rhema Sumingwa, 18; Merly Docyogen,17; Hazel Solang,19; and Ken Lendel Kieth Alfonso,19.

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Injured were Lander Maticyeng, 17, and Novelyn Sagantiyoc, 18. Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The victims were mostly high school students from Mountain Province and Ilocos Sur.

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According to Engr. Mildred Piluden, Besao Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management officer, the victims came from a gathering at Barangay Laylaya in Besao and were headed for the town proper when the accident happened. INQ

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