Dump truck loses brake, plunged into a ditch

Rizal, Kalinga – A dump truck loaded with gravel and sand fell into a ditch at the side of the road in Spring, Liwan West around 3:00 PM this August 11.

Rizal police investigator, Police Staff Sergeant Henry Tuluan Jr., narrated that the vehicle driven by a certain Franklin Cawilan, 35, came from Tabuk City and on its way to Solana, Cagayan, to drop off the gravel and sand.

However, while he was traversing the descending portion of the road along the Spring section, the dump truck’s brake malfunctioned, giving him no other option but to steer the truck to the canal to stop it.

“Awan met iti sabali a pangiturungan na diay luganen idi ma-lose control suna idiay manibela, inderetso na idiay drainage canal,” Tuluan said.

The driver was then subjected to an x-ray examination after feeling pain in his right chest and right neck due to the incident; however, he was assessed to have not incurred any injury or abrasion.

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