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Three dead, one hurt after truck plunges into Benguet ravine

BAGUIO CITY — Three died while another one is being treated at the hospital after a pick-up truck plunged into a ravine in Sitio Camanggaan, First Gate, Barangay Ucab, Itogon town in Benguet on Monday morning.

The Itogon police identified the fatalities as Amayag Oplas, 29, driver; Ruvelyn Agapinan, 27; and Charles Oplas, 21. Luisito David Bacoco, 14, is being treated at a hospital.

The four were aboard the pick-up truck, traveling along the Baguio-Ucab Road in Itogon town, when it rammed into a concrete barrier. The driver lost control of the vehicle and dived into a 100-meter ravine.

Mr. Oplas was declared dead-on-the spot while the three others were rushed to the hospital.— Artemio A. Dumlao

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