ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Two persons died and 12 others were injured when a passenger jeepney rammed a concrete post along the highway in Barangay Pasobolong here on Wednesday.
Romualdo Apolinario, 32, died at the scene while Poul Drick Atilano, 14, died while being treated in a hospital.
Investigation showed that the jeepney (JVC-171), which witnesses said was speeding, hit a tricycle before it crashed into the post.
John Michael Fabian, the driver of the jeepney, was among the injured.