Philippines: at least 12 dead and 28 injured left a multiple traffic accident

At least twelve people died and 28 were injured in a traffic accident between several vehicles, including a bus and three cars, in the north of Filipinasofficial sources and the Red Cross.

“The initial number of deaths is 12although we are comparing the number of corpses received by the local hospital and the figure could increase, “he told EFE A spokesman for the Tarlac Disaster Management Office, Ogie de la Cruz.

The accident, which according to a statement from the Filipina Red Cross caused also 28 injured, It took place around noon in a toll from the northern town of Tarlac, colliding a bus, three private vehicles and a truck.

“The Disaster Management Office of Tarlac It is currently carrying out rescue work of patients who remain trapped inside vehicles, “added the Red Cross On the social network Facebook.

Separate vehicles with the help of a crane

The agency shared images of the event, which show the rescue operators separating, with the help of a crane, a car that was embedded between the bus and the truck.

“The impact of the collision was so strong that the victims were completely crushed in two vehicles, which were embedded,” explained the head of the Disaster Management Office of Tarlac, Marvin Guiangin statements to the Filipina station Super Radio DZBB.

Mortal traffic accidents in Filipinas They are common due to the lax compliance with road safety standards and the poor state of the roads.