"The truck lost control and rolled over, throwing off some of the passengers while others were crushed," Quinao told AFP, adding it was unclear why the bride-to-be was on the vehicle. "It was a dump truck used to transport soil and sand and was owned by the local government. Thirteen people including a bride-to-be and two children are killed when the truck they were riding on after attending a traditional pre-wedding ceremony rolled over on a mountain road. Road accidents are common in the Philippines, where inadequately maintained buses and poorly trained drivers form the backbone of land transport options. A lawmaker has criticized the nation's regulators over unsafe vehicles, saying they allowed "rolling coffins" to ply the roads.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 09, 2019 07:30 UTC