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By Freeport Insider
OLONGAPO CITY-Four people were killed when their car was hit and run over by dump truck along the highway in Barangay New Cabalan here on Sunday evening.
Initial police reports showed that the victims, who were from nearby Mariveles, Bataan, and were returning home after a wedding proposal when their car was rammed by the 10-wheeler truck.
The fatalities were identified as Robie Renz Tiu, 26; Romnick Tiu, 31; Veronica Ng, 26; and a certain “Balong,” 26, said Olongapo Vice Mayor Jong Cortez.
Investigators identified the truck driver as Domingo Firmo, 56,a resident of Bulacan province. He was placed in the police custody.
The truck driver said he dozed off and was not feeling well, causing him to lose control of the vehicle that led to the accident.
Due to the impact, it took three hours to retrieve the bodies of the victims from the wrecked car, police said.
