MANILA, Philippines — Seven people, most of them relatives including a one-year-old child, died after the vehicle they were riding was accidentally hit by a pickup truck and fell downhill from a road in Prosperidad town, Agusan del Sur. According to a report from Agusan del Sur police, a Nissan Navarra was traveling from Barangay Patin-ay heading towards Barangay Poblacion on Thursday, while the victims along with two other passengers were onboard a Honda TMX 155 with a sidecar traversing the opposite direction. ADVERTISEMENTUpon reaching the national highway in Purok 6 Taglimaw at about 10:50 a.m., the Nissan Navarra accidentally swerved to the left portion of the road and hit the Honda TMX 155. Two others aged seven and five years old, as well as a passenger of the Nissan Navarra, were injured and were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. Police said the driver of the Nissan Navarra was unharmed.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 19, 2020 01:07 UTC