At least 17 passengers were injured as a passenger van plying the Davao-Monkayo route crashed into an electric utility pole in Licanan, Barangay Lasang, Davao City on Wednesday morning.
Based on the investigation, a Toyota utility vehicle with plate number LCV2510 carrying 20 passengers was traversing the Daang Maharlika national highway when it suddenly swerved and its brakes malfunctioned resulting it to crashed into a pole along the road.
Seventeen passengers sustained minor injuries wherein 14 of them were brought to the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) while the three passengers refused to be taken to the hospital saying they were okay.
The driver and the vehicle involved were temporarily withheld at the Bunawan Police Station for proper case disposition.
Meanwhile, a mixer truck mowed down a motorcycle killing the rider. The accident happened in front of the police outpost in Crossing Bayabas, Toril, Davao City.
Based on the report of Toril Police Station, the victim, Mark Anthony C. Calubayan, stopped during the red light at the outer lane of the road heading towards Agton St. while the mixer truck with plate number LAI1727, driven by Delfin Inderes Pelicano Jr. was approaching the outer lane from Lubogan, Toril heading towards MacArthur highway where the victim was situated.
Pelicano bumped and rammed his driven truck to Calubayan which resulted to the death of the victim. Pelicano said he did not notice Calubayan.
The driver and the vehicle are now under the custody of the Toril Police Station.
