Mindanaotoday.com | Couple dead on the spot in vehicle crash in Bukidnon town
By: Franck Dick Rosete
In a police report, the accident involved one Isuzu Wing Van Truck loaded with scrap iron and one Fuso Tractor head loaded with several tricabs.
The Bukidnon Police Provincial Office identified the victims as Roberto Labjata, the Fuso tractor head driver and Veronica Labjata both from Nabunturan, Davao de Oro province.
Police initial investigation revealed the Fuso tractor head was going from north to south, while the wing van truck was going in the opposite direction.
Based on the information gathered by the police from the witnesses, the wing van was allegedly traveling too fast.
In his response to the police, Diama said the brake of his driven vehicle malfunctioned.
The Fuso tractor head, Diama added, suddenly appeared from the opposite direction when he maneuvered his driven vehicle to slow down.
Aside from the dead victims, meanwhile, Fuso tractor head helper identified as Christian Garcia sustained serious injuries and was brought to Bethel Baptist Hospital for treatment.
Diama, together with his parents identified as Felix Diama and Vivian Diama also sustained serious injuries and are now confined at Bukidnon Provincial Medical Center in Barangay Casisang, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon.
Sumilao local police chief Lt. Sunday Apan, in a phone interview on Saturday, June 25, said the family of the dead victims were no longer interested in filing a case for as long as the owner of the wing van truck is willing to shoulder the expenses and damages.
“The child and the relatives of the victims are not interested in filing a case as long as they can pay for their costs and damages. The owner of the wing van truck is also willing to pay,” Apan said in vernacular.
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