Three people were wounded when a van collided with a military truck in an accident in Mandaue City.
Students and their parents were on their way to a Christmas party in a van when the accident happened at 6:30 a.m. Friday, December 20.
The collision’s force caused the van to overturn.
The driver of the van, Romero Aurellos, 51, was taken to the hospital while two students on board were also injured in the Mandaue city road accident.
In the initial investigation of Mabolo police, both drivers were driving fast.
According to Police Staff Sargeant Mark Lester Calib-og, traffic police, the military truck was driven by Staff Sargeant Andres Rumbines, who tried to stop the vehicle but hit the rear end of the van.
The military truck had a troop of soldiers assigned to the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño to guard the security at the Misa De Gallo and to return to Camp Lapulapu in Barangay Apas.
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