A 65-year-old driver died, while five of his passengers were injured, after their sports utility vehicle plunged into a ravine in Cavinti, Laguna, on Thursday afternoon.
According to a report from Police Regional Office 4A on Friday, a Mitsubishi Xpander driven by a certain ‘Larry’ was navigating a curved stretch of the national highway in Barangay Duhat at 2:55 p.m. when it skidded on the slippery road surface, causing the driver to lose control.
The vehicle veered off the highway and plunged into a ravine, the depth of which was not specified in the report.
Larry and his five passengers-including two elderly individuals and an 11-year-old boy-suffered injuries and were rushed to a hospital in the nearby town of Santa Cruz. The driver, however, was declared dead on arrival