5 dead, 17 hurt in Rizal road crash

At least five people were killed while 17 others were injured after a 10-wheeler container truck plowed into a tricycle terminal and a row of stores in Taytay, Rizal on Saturday.

Quoting Taytay Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) chief director Elmer Espiritu, Radio dzBB's Manny Vargas reported that the incident took place on Cabrera Road at about 9:45 a.m.

In the CCTV footage on the incident, the truck (TBP 967) can be seen losing control as it overtakes a tricycle.

"Base sa recording ng CCTV, yung container truck pababa siya...  sa unahan niya may dalawang tricycle. Ngayon nandito na sa may baba diyan sa may puno ng Acacia, iniwasan niya yung tricycle sa unahan niya.  Pag-iwas niya ng pakanan, nahagip pa rin niya [ang tricycle] tapos hindi niya na  nabawi, dumeretso na dyan sa mga tindahan," Espiritu said.

Four wounded victims were brought to the Manila East Medical Center, while 13 others were rushed to the Taytay Emergency Hospital.

Two other victims, including a child, have yet to be identified, the report said.

Investigation on the incident is still ongoing as of posting time. —Marlly Rome C. Bondoc/LBG, GMA News