7 killed, 6 injured in Philippine truck crash-Xinhua

7 killed, 6 injured in Philippine truck crash

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-12-05 17:45:15

MANILA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- A truck smashed into people and cars in Cotabato province in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing at least seven people and injuring six others, police said.

Police Chief Master Sergeant Richie Desulga said the accident happened in the morning on a highway in Makilala town, when the truck hauling sacks of fertilizers lost control and plowed into people, vehicles, and a roadside house.

Videos posted on social media showed victims buried under sacks of fertilizers that fell off the truck.

Desulga said the six injured were taken to a local hospital.