One was killed and five others, including the driver, were injured when a jeepney fell into a cliff Wednesday afternoon in Sitio Kurbada, Brgy. Ulay, Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental.

Traffic investigators identified the fatality as Allen Villegas, 24, married, of Brgy. Tampocon II, Ayungon town, and an employee of the Negros Oriental Electric Cooperative 1, based in Bindoy town.

Investigation disclosed that the vehicle driven by Antonio Carollo, 44, married, of Brgy. Tinaogan, Bindoy had Villegas and four other passengers, who were not identified in the police report, from Canlaon City and heading for Bindoy, about 3 p.m.

Carollo said the brakes of the jeepney malfunctioned and he could no longer control the speed while negotiating a curve, so they crashed through the iron railings by the roadside and fell into the cliff, the Vallehermoso PNP said.

Villegas died on the spot from multiple serious injuries while Carollo and the four other passengers suffered minor bruises and contusions, and were rushed to the Silliman University Medical Center Foundation in Dumaguete City.*RG

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