1 killed, 19 hurt as truck falls off Zambo cliff

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – An owner of a cargo truck was killed while 19 others were injured when the vehicle fell into a ravine in Sibuco town, Zamboanga del Norte, police said yesterday.

The fatality was identified as Juan Alas-as while the names of the 19 injured passengers were not immediately known as of press time.

Chief Inspector Ariel Huesca, spokesman for the Police Regional Office 9 (PRO9), said the truck was loaded with 35 sacks of copra and was bound for Barangay Labuan in this city when the accident happened at noon Thursday.

Report said the driver, identified as a certain “Boyet,” lost control of the wheel while negotiating an uphill road in Barangay Pangian.