MANILA, Jul 13 (NNN-PNA) – Six people died and three others were injured, in a highway collision, between a van and a truck, in Quezon province, police said here, today.
Police said, the accident happened along a highway, in Tagkawayan town, approximately 278 km south-east of Manila, around 12:50 p.m. local time, yesterday, when a southbound van carrying nine passengers collided with a northbound truck.
Three died on the spot, including the van driver, while three others died in a hospital, police said in a report.
Police said, three other van passengers sustained “serious physical injuries.”
The truck driver and his three passengers were not injured.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident.– NNN-PNA
