3 vehicles collide in Quezon town; 6 dead

MANILA, Philippines —  Six people died in an accident involving three vehicles along Maharlika Highway in Barangay Canda Ilaya in Lopez, Quezon early yesterday.

Three of the fatalities are minors, according to a police report.

The fatalities were among the nine passengers of a tuktuk or three-wheeled motorcycle that caught fire when it was hit by a truck.

The other passengers of the tuktuk were injured.

The tuktuk crashed into a bus, which also caught fire.

No one among the bus passengers was injured.

The driver of the truck is under police custody.