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1 dead, 5 injured in Tayabas road accident

Michelle Zoleta - The Philippine Star
December 22, 2025 | 12:00am
1 dead, 5 injured in Tayabas road accident
Police said the trailer truck was carrying a backhoe when its brakes malfunctioned along a downhill slope, hitting the two vehicles.
STAR / File

TAYABAS CITY, Quezon, Philippines —One person died while five others were injured after a trailer truck collided with a car and a pick-up along the highway in Barangay Camaysa here on Saturday.

Police said the trailer truck was carrying a backhoe when its brakes malfunctioned along a downhill slope, hitting the two vehicles.

Rescuers rushed the vehicle drivers to a nearby hospital, where one was declared dead on arrival. Five passengers who sustained injuries are receiving medical treatment in the same facility.

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