Joggers, bystanders among 9 dead in Cardona, Rizal road accident

At least nine were killed in the tragic accident in Cardona, Rizal.

The accident happened at an area in LLDA in Barangay Looc, Cardona town, at about 5:30 am this Tuesday, Dec. 17.

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Cardona Rizal accident
Image from Dominador Erese Facebook post

The accident involved a dump truck, trailer truck, and jeep.

In a Radio Inquirer interview with Cardona Police Chief Police Captain Jhuner Mojares, one of the trucks lost its brake and plowed the vehicles and the bystander in the area.

Among those who got killed were all hanging out and jogging on the side of the road. Three of them had previously been identified, while the six others are yet to be determined.

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In photos and videos taken by netizens during the Cardona, Rizal road accident, the body parts of the victims were nearly severed.

Cardona Rizal road accident
Image from Dominador Erese Facebook post

Cardona Rizal police are still investigating the incident.


Child among 5 killed in van vs. bus accident in Quezon still unidentifed

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The three-year-old child who was among the five casualties of a delivery van versus bus accident in Pagbilao, Quezon last Saturday, remained unidentified.

No one has taken the body yet, and it is, however, to be determined whether the child’s companion or relatives were also killed or were in critical condition at the hospital.

Their relatives identified four of the five passengers who were killed in the accident.

The victims were identified as Pacita Gabriente, 61; Editha Antiques, 69; Arturo Espiel, 60; and Maria Analoyd Seyosa.

The accident happened when a CUL Transport bus and a delivery van collided at 5 p.m. Saturday at New Diversion Road, Barangay East Malicboy, Batangas, Quezon.

Five people were killed while 33 others were injured.

Ten of the injured were rushed to the Quezon Medical Center in Lucena City, and three of them were women in critical condition. One of them was in the intensive care unit this Sunday, while the other two were in the surgery ward and still unconscious. Another woman was left at the Quezon Medical Center this Sunday.

Read the full story here: Child among 5 killed in van vs. bus accident in Quezon still unidentifed