A POWERFUL head-on collision of two heavy-duty trucks somewhere in Misamis Oriental province resulted in the tragic end of two individuals from Cagayan de Oro on last Saturday night.
A certain Loloy Duat, who served as a helper to his driver son Loydie from barangay Macabalan was on board a tanker loaded with palm oil when its engine brake reportedly exploded, causing it to smash into a 10-wheeled truck along a dimly-lit portion of Cabantian highway in Magsaysay town, Misamis Oriental.
The accident claimed the lives of the father-and-son Duat tandem who were supposedly heading to Cagayan de Oro to transport their shipment to Macabalan port. While the driver of the 10-wheeled truck bound to Davao to deliver a truckload of scrap metal items was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital and is now in stable condition.
“Gasunod tawon mi anang tanker nawad-an nag brake unya pa kurbada sya kusog-kusog japon iyang dagan. Hapit pami na sandwich sa bus kay wa sad kasagang ang bus may gani na bawi niya gamay nalang gyud kayong ligas mulupad unta mig apil sa tanker,” said one Gelene Artajo.
“Grabe tawon kangitngit ang dalan wa gyud tawon mga balay-balay maygani na contact namo ang 911 pero di mi sure ug naka responde ba dayun sila. Kay mga 10:03 pm ni nahitabo. Kay sige pag tawag gina confirm ang location kung Magsaysay ba gyud,” added Artajo.
Some motorists familiar with the curvy stretch in Magsaysay called it a killer highway as the unlighted Cabantian area has been known for a number of fatal road mishaps in the past.
“Kini nga curve sa Magsaysay kung dili ka kabantay mag kiss gyud ang mga dagko nga truck,” Butuan City resident Jingjing Paumig shared her observation.
“Panahon na seguro na butangan og suga dihang dapita,” another netizen Rin Hyi Yang suggested.
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