PO2 Ace Macalalad, Abucay police investigator, identifi ed those wounded as Mario Baggay, 23, Joana Marie Baggay, 26; relative Percival Fernandez, 42, niece Anica Kim de Silva, 12 and nephew Leonard Fernandez, 14; all from Tugatog Street in Olongapo City.
Based on initial investigation, police said the Innova van where the victims were riding hit an incoming ice delivery truck when the car evaded from crashing into another vehicle it was tailing that suddenly turned right.
“Nagulat ang driver ng Innova van sa biglang pagliko ng sinusundang sasakyan kaya kinabig niya sa kaliwa at natumbok ng parating na ice delivery truck,” Macalalad said.
“Lima ang sugatan. Ang 14 years old na batang lalaki (Fernandez) unconscious pa at ang 12 years old na babae (de Silva) ay sumusuka ng dugo,” the investigator said.
Innova van driver Christian Bellado, 28, said he was requested by the family to drive the car that they only borrowed from a neighbor in Olongapo City. He said that from Olongapo City, they were bound to Balanga City to visit a detainee at the Bataan District Jail.
“Hindi nag-signal ang sinusundan kong sasakyan, biglang kumanan kaya na-aksidente kami. Umiwas ako dahil kung ididiretso ko, mamamatay kami,” Bellado said.
“Kung hindi iiwas sa lumikong sasakyan, mapapailalim ang kotse. Kaya lang sa pagiwas niya, parating naman ako,” said Richard Cruz, ice delivery truck driver of Orion, Bataan.
The right portion of the car was in total wreck while the front portion of the ice delivery truck was partially damaged.
