5 killed as truck falls in Nueva Vizcaya ravine

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Philippines — (UPDATE) Five people were killed when a dump truck loaded with mine waste fell into a 15-meter ravine on Wednesday in Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, police field reports reaching the Cagayan Valley police office here said.

Senior Inspector Jeoffrey Bulong, Kayapa police chief, said the truck, which was on its way to Benguet, was negotiating a road in a hilly portion in the municipality at 1 a.m. when its brakes failed.

Killed in the accident were driver and truck owner Samuel Sacpa, 65; Paula Agustin, 59; George Somera, 28; Melanio Agayam, 39; and Richard Paguio.

Police said the truck was loaded with about five tons of waste from a mine site in Nueva Vizcaya. (report from Karen Boncocan, Inquirer.net & Villamor Visaya, Inquirer Northern Luzon)