ILAGAN, Isabela — Nine people were hurt, one of them in serious condition, after a 10-wheeler truck rammed into a row of parked vehicles along the national road in front of a public market here, police said Tuesday.
Damaged in the incident, which occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, were one passenger jeepney, one XLT-type jeepney, one pick-up car, six tricycles, and a motorcycle, according to Police Superintendent Baltazar Israel, Ilagan police chief.
Also damaged by the wayward Isuzu (RDL-577) were two fried chicken stalls, a street light post, and a generating set, Israel said.
This page requires a higher version browser Lilia Pangilinan, who suffered injuries on her face and legs, remains under observation at the Isabela Doctors General Hospital, while the other victims had already been sent home after being treated.
The truck driver, Eliezer Acson of Calinaoan village in Santo Tomas town, admitted that he failed to control the steering wheel after the truck’s brakes malfunctioned.
Acson will be charged for reckless imprudence resulting in multiple physical injuries, Israel said. - Joel Nueva/KBK/RSJ
