- A farm truck carrying villagers fell off a cliff on Wednesday in the central Philippines, causing at least 14 deaths.
- Three people, including the driver, suffered serious injuries during the accident that occurred in Mabinay City, Negros Oriental Province.
- The mountainous region has experienced heavy rain in the past two days and the road may have been slippery, police said.
A farm truck carrying villagers plunged off a cliff in the central Philippines on Wednesday in an accident that left at least 14 passengers dead, police said.
Three other people in the truck, including the driver, were seriously injured in the midday accident in Mabinay town, Negros Oriental province, police spokesman Lt. Stephen Polinar said.
It was not immediately clear what caused the accident, but the driver initially told an investigator that something was wrong with the brakes and lost control of the truck, which left the concrete road and fell into a 131-foot ravine. depth, Polinar told The Associated Press by phone.
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The mountainous region has experienced heavy rain in the past two days and the road may have been slippery, he said.
Most of the passengers were traveling to a town to buy pigs and other farm animals, police said.
Most of the passengers were traveling to a town to buy pigs and other farm animals, Polinar said.
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Fatal traffic accidents are common in the Philippines due to weak traffic law enforcement, rickety vehicles, and inadequate guardrails and road safety signs, especially in the countryside.
