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CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The death count in the road accident involving a six-wheel cargo truck fully loaded with beachgoers that lost its brakes in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental has reached 11 as of Thursday, the police said. Two of the three latest fatalities - added to the initial count of eight who died on the spot - were girls who were rushed to the Northern Mindanao Medical Center in this city after battling severe injuries when the truck they were riding overturned due to a brake malfunction on Wednesday morning. In a telephone interview, Staff Master Sgt. Rogel Pabatao, the investigator at...

The victims were mostly village workers with children from Claveria town who were supposed to join a post-Christmas party of their barangay at a beach resort in Lagonglong town

RESCUE. Residents of Barangay Baliwagan in Balingasag town of Misamis Oriental province attempt to rescue the remaining victims trapped in a six-wheeler truck on Wednesday (Jan. 12, 2022). Initial police reports revealed the truck had a brake malfunction that led to the death of eight passengers. (Image courtesy of Christine Jane Ayunar) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Eight passengers died while several others were injured after the six-wheeler truck they were riding lost its brakes in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental on Wednesday morning. In a report to the provincial tactical operations center, Patrolman...