EIGHTEEN people were killed while 26 others were injured in a vehicular accident in Agoo, La Union on Monday, Christmas Day, police said. “Initial investigation disclosed that both vehicles were traversing the highway on opposite lanes with V1 heading north and V2 heading south. V2 (the Isuzu) collided with V1 as it tried to overtake another vehicle,” the police report said. The driver of the Isuzu and its 18 still unidentified occupants were declared dead on arrival at the La Union Medical Center where 10 of the injured were also brought. According to Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Spokesperson Aileen Lizada, the Isuzu was not insured.

Source: Manila Times December 25, 2017 04:30 UTC