Van driver dead, 10 passengers hurt in Quezon road mishap

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LUCENA CITY — A 56-year-old van driver died early Sunday and 10 of his passengers were injured after their vehicle crashed into a parked backhoe in Agdangan town in Quezon province.

The Quezon police reported that the victim, identified as one alias “Alfredo” was driving a commuter van when he hit the backhoe that was left unattended along the road in Barangay (village) Sildora around 1:40 a.m.

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The driver and his 10 passengers were injured and rushed to Unisan Community Medicare Hospital in the town center. But the driver died along the way.

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The report did not specify if the parked heavy equipment had a reflectorized or early warning device to alarm approaching vehicles.

Police were conducting further investigations.

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