LEGAZPI CITY – A passenger was killed and three others were wounded when one of the front wheels of the jeepney they were riding got detached, causing the vehicle to fall off a bridge in Milaor, Camarines Sur yesterday.
Senior Superintendent Ramir Bausa, Camarines Sur police director, identified the fatality as Domingo Olaviaga, 43, a resident of San Fernando town. The three injured were brought to the Bicol Medical Center in Naga City.
Last Tuesday, a grandmother and her grandson were killed when one of the wheels of the bus they were riding exploded along the highway in Pamplona town, also in Camarines Sur.
The blast created a hole in the bus’ wooden floor from where the two victims fell into. They were subsequently ran over by the bus.