ORMOC CITY– A wing van loaded with hundreds of cases of soft drinks crashed along a curved downhill road in Barangay Pamahawan, Bontoc in Southern Leyte early Saturday morning, August 16, after allegedly losing its brakes.
The Isuzu wing van, painted blue and orange and bearing plate number CBP 6365, was driven by 44-year-old Felix Dela Riva of Tacloban City. The vehicle, registered to Ricardo Retuerto Kho of Naval, Biliran, was transporting around 600 cases of one-liter Coca-Cola products from Tacloban City to Sogod, Southern Leyte, when the incident occurred at about 4:30 a.m.
According to police, the driver lost control of the heavily loaded truck after its brake system malfunctioned while navigating a curved and slightly downhill stretch of road. The van veered off and slammed into the roadside, causing its cargo of soft drinks to spill across the area.
Responding police confirmed that the driver was unharmed and no other vehicles were involved.
(ROBERT DEJON)
