Two dead after motorcycle hits parapet and falls into 30-meter ravine in Tuba, Benguet

Tuba, Benguet – Two individuals, a 33-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, died after the motorcycle they were riding fell into a ravine in Tuba, Benguet, on Wednesday morning, October 29, 2025.

The victims were identified by the police as Dennis B. Corpuz, a driver and resident of Ungab, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, and Maricar Abadidas Gilo, of Holy Ghost Extension, Baguio City.

According to a local media report, the victims were heading toward La Union when the accident occurred around 10:10 a.m. along Kilometer 8, Asin Road, Barangay Tadiangan, Tuba.

Police investigation revealed that the motorcycle first hit a parapet before plunging into a ravine approximately 30 meters deep.

Upon notification, personnel from the Tuba Municipal Police Station (MPS), Tuba Fire Station, Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC), barangay officials, Barangay Peacekeeping Action Teams (BPATs), Barangay Health Workers (BHWs), and local residents immediately proceeded to the scene to rescue the rider and his passenger.

The victims were successfully retrieved and rushed to a nearby hospital but were both declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.

Police said Corpuz sustained a traumatic brain injury, while Gilo suffered severe spinal injuries as a result of the crash.

It can be recalled that a similar incident occurred in Bontoc, Mountain Province, on October 27, where a truck fell into a 170-meter ravine. All five occupants of the truck were killed, and their bodies were recovered after three days of searching.