Two killed, eight wounded in vehicular collision in Bataan

By Ronron
June 1, 2007

Two persons died while eight others were wounded when a passenger bus collided Friday morning against a delivery truck in Bataan province, police said.

SPO4 Virgilio Hernandez, chief of the investigation branch of the Pilar Municipal Police Station in Bataan, said in a phone interview that the fatalities are the driver and mechanic helper of the delivery truck that was transporting ammunition metal boxes bound for the Government Arsenal in Limay town.

Hernandez said the Nissan truck was on the right lane and it was the Bataan Transit bus, heading for Manila, that crossed as it was overtaking a vehicle ahead of it.

The collision happened past 8am along the Roman Super Highway in Barangay Ala-uli.

The fatalities were identified as Gaspar Guerrero, the driver, and Filber Eser, the mechanic helper. They died on the spot.

Wounded were the bus driver, Melvin Placio, five of his passengers, and two others from an L300 van that was escorting the delivery truck. They were brought to the hospital for treatment.

Hernandez said the delivery truck was badly damaged, while the bus was destroyed only in the front.

The Department of National Defense (DND) said the delivery truck is owned by FIESCO, a supplier of the Government Arsenal.

Charges of reckless imprudence resulting to two counts of homicide and multiple physical injuries, with damage to properties will be filed against Placio, said Hernandez./DMS