2 dead after SUV plunges into creek in Ilocos Norte

CALASIAO, Pangasinan — Two elderly passengers died after the sport utility vehicle (SUV) they were riding plunged into a creek along the national highway in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, at around 6:25 p.m. on Friday, June 12.

Capt. Elison Pasamonte, officer-in-charge of the Badoc Municipal Police Station, said the 69-year-old driver from Langangilang, Abra, admitted that he fell asleep at the wheel, causing him to lose control of the Toyota Fortuner. The vehicle swerved into the opposite lane and plunged about 10 feet into a creek, Pasamonte said.

The driver and other passengers sustained injuries and were immediately brought to separate medical facilities, including the Sinait District Hospital. One of the occupants, a senior citizen and resident of Langangilang, Abra, was declared dead on arrival at the Sinait District Hospital by the attending physician.

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Another fatality, a 74-year-old woman, died at around 7 p.m. that same day at the Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, where she had been transferred for further treatment.

The driver and four other passengers remain confined in the hospital.

Pasamonte said the group was on its way to Cagayan to attend the death anniversary of the driver’s wife. The other survivors include two 54-year-old passengers and a 20-year-old resident, all from Abra. /das

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