13 killed as jeep hits truck in N. Cotabato
Thirteen people were confirmed dead when the passenger jeepney they were riding collided with a 10-wheel truck in North Cotabato Tuesday morning. Radio dzBB quoted Senior Superintendent Lester Camba, North Cotabato police chief, as saying the incident took place at General Luna village in Carmen town in North Cotabato at about 8:45 a.m. Initial reports said that the passenger jeepney (DTW-743), with a still undetermined number of passengers on board, was plying the national highway when it collided head-on with the 10-wheel truck (RFN-365). Authorities initially identified the fatalities as jeepney driver Allan Balunot, passengers Mohammed Saidula, Lugaya Matalam and her four children, Kutog Amin Sapan, Lubayda Salapangan, Bay Nau Sapan, and two unidentified victims. Meanwhile, the other wounded passengers had already been rushed to a nearby hospital. Carmen is a first class municipality in the province of Cotabato with a population of 45,909 people in 9,395 households.
Reference: www.inq7.net
