A truck driver was killed while five others were injured in a multiple-vehicle pileup in Calamba City, Laguna on Holy Monday, April 14.
The deceased driver, identified as Jowel Balanac, 40 years old and a resident of Tayabas City, Quezon, was declared dead on arrival at the Dr. Jose P. Rizal Memorial Provincial District Hospital in Calamba City.
Five other persons, including the two other crew of the truck and three passengers of the other vehicles, were rushed to the hospital after sustaining injuries.
According to a report by the Calamba City Police, Balanac was driving an Isuzu truck with license plates TCS-721 when, upon reaching the Calamba City Crossing area in Barangay Uno, the vehicle lost control and hit seven other vehicles.
The truck was stopped only after it collided with the concrete posts of a pedestrian footbridge.
Authorities are now looking into the cause of the accident following reports that the truck, which was carrying a cargo of copra, was allegedly overloaded.
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