5 dead in road mishaps

MANILA, Philippines — Five persons died in road accidents in Isabela and Pampanga on Thursday. 

Michael Sanchez, 38, and Crismel delos Santos, 40,  were riding a motorcycle when it collided with a 10-wheeler truck in Barangay Upi, Gamu, Isabela.  

Tricycle driver Michael Sanchez, 36, and his passenger Crismel delos Santos, 40, were pinned by two trucks that collided along the highway also in Barangay Upi.

In Pampanga, a a man who has yet to be identified died and eight others were injured when a sport utility vehicle mowed down pedestrians and hit six motorcycles parked along the road in Barangay Lourdes, Minalin.

The driver of the SUV, Ronnie Sotto, 52, was reportedly drunk when the accident occurred. - Raymund Catindig, Ding Cervantes