MANILA, Feb 17 (NNN-PNA) – A pickup truck collided head-on with a commuter van, in General Santos City, in the southern Philippines, killing four, including an 85-year-old woman, and injuring 13 others, police said today
Police Captain, Lamberto Rabino, head of the city’s traffic enforcement unit, said, the fatal crash happened near a roundabout around 3.00 p.m. local time yesterday.
According to Rabino, the crash occurred after the pickup truck swerved to the opposite lane in an attempt to overtake another vehicle and collided head-on with the van.
Among the dead were the van driver, a 56-year-old male, and his three elderly passengers.
The impact wrecked both vehicles’ front, including the hood, bumpers, and engines.
The police launched an investigation into the crash.– NNN-PNA
