1 dead, 6 injured in Baguio City highway mishap

BAGUIO CITY — A bus conductor died while six other individuals were injured after a passenger bus crashed into a parked six-wheeler truck along Marcos Highway in Baguio City before dawn on Tuesday.

Police said the fatality, a resident of Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, was declared dead on arrival at a hospital after being pinned inside the bus.

An initial investigation by the Baguio City Police Office showed that the accident occurred at around 2 a.m. at Kilometer 6.

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Authorities said the bus was heading to Baguio City when it rammed the six-wheeler truck which was parked roadside due to a malfunctioning injection pump.

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The impact caused extensive damage to both vehicles, although authorities have yet to determine the total cost of the damage.

A passenger of the truck and five occupants of the bus, including the driver, were injured and brought to hospital.

Responders from the Bureau of Fire Protection in Tuba, the city’s 911 emergency service, and the Baguio City Police Office Station 10 assisted in the rescue operation.

The incident remains under investigation. The case has been referred to the Baguio Traffic Enforcement Unit for proper disposition. /gsg

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