BAGUIO CITY — Three died while another one is being treated at the hospital after a pick-up truck plunged into a ravine in Sitio Camanggaan, First Gate, Barangay Ucab, Itogon town in Benguet on Monday morning.
The Itogon police identified the fatalities as Amayag Oplas, 29, driver; Ruvelyn Agapinan, 27; and Charles Oplas, 21. Luisito David Bacoco, 14, is being treated at a hospital.
The four were aboard the pick-up truck, traveling along the Baguio-Ucab Road in Itogon town, when it rammed into a concrete barrier. The driver lost control of the vehicle and dived into a 100-meter ravine.
Mr. Oplas was declared dead-on-the spot while the three others were rushed to the hospital. — Artemio A. Dumlao
