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4 injured in sports car vs. van collision

4 injured in sports car vs. van collision

Four occupants of the van were injured after the van and a luxury sports car collided at the intersection of Macapagal Boulevard and Aseana Avenue in Parañaque early Wednesday morning. …

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Container van fell in CAVITEx

Container van fell in CAVITEx

It took past midnight to remove the container van that fell on the curving side of the bridge on CAVITEx Road heading to Las Piñas and Bacoor City, Cavite, on …

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Graduating student dies while cleaning professor's backyard

Graduating student dies while cleaning professor’s backyard

A graduating BS Forestry student died after he got electrocuted while cleaning his professor’s backyard in Brgy Raois, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur last Saturday.

Police have identified the victim as Benedict Gom-uyen, a 20-year-old graduating student of Ilocos Sur Polytechnic College in the town of Sta. Maria.

It was learned that the power cord was hidden in the branches of the tree Gom-uyen was cutting inside the backyard of his teacher, Elena Ato, 56, at around 3:35 pm.

Aside from getting electrocuted, the student fell headfirst from the tree, which caused severe injury in his head.

The responders tried to take Gom-uyen to the Ilocos Sur Gabriela Silang General Hospital, but the doctors declared him dead.

The authority assesses the responsibility of the teacher in the accident to determine if she has legal liability.

Also read: DepEd to investigate why student-athletes packed like sardines in a truck

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7 dead, 20 injured when truck hits a church

7 dead, 20 injured when truck hits a church

Seven people have been confirmed dead, including a 2-year-old girl, while 20 others were injured after an Isuzu Forward truck hit a church while traveling to Brgy. Limonan, San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur, Sunday, late afternoon.

According to the report of P / Captain Roger Bartiana, chief of the town, three victims, Gerelyn Chavez, two years old, Jhon Brynt Albano, 19, at Boboy Cuesta, 34, residents of Brgy. Burawin, Tabina, Zamboanga del Sur were dead-on-the-spot. Four others Liza Abaño Berano, 40; Elizabeth Magallanes, 48; Reyan Salba, 20 and Leonardo Magallanes died at the hospital.

Twenty more people were treated in the hospital while no one inside the church was hurt.

According to the witnesses, the rain was heavy, and the asphalted roads were slippery, but the driver of the truck known as alias “Edgar” was not driving fast.

According to reports, 50 people came from a wedding Brgy. Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay, and on their way home to Tabina town were aboard the truck when the driver lost control of the steering wheel and crashed into a church past 4:00 pm.

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