2 Cagayan councilors killed in road accident

Two Cagayan councilors were killed while three others were severely hurt in a road accident in Barangay Masical in Santo Niño town in Cagayan province, a police official said.

Cagayan Police Provincial Office Public Information Officer Insp. Arlene Javier identified the fatalites as Santo Niño councilors Rosendo Ruiz Jr. and Orlando Campano.

Javier said the three others – Jamil Romeo Uy, Felomena Tulali, and Romeo Pecson – were severely injured.

Uy, the driver of the Mitsubishi Montero (WRO-757), lost control of the vehicle at a sharp curve, causing it to swerve and eventually fall off a nearby bridge, Javier said.

An initial investigation showed the victims were heading to Barangay Centro from Barangay Tabang, where they attended a wake.

Campano and Ruiz were declared dead upon arrival at the St. Paul's Hospital. — Amanda Fernandez /LBG, GMA News