1 killed, 2 injured after truck crashes into house in Philippines

30/8/2025 13:21

A woman was killed and two others were injured after a dump truck carrying sand crashed into a roadside house in Laguna province, southeast of Manila, local authorities said Saturday.



The municipal disaster risk reduction and management office said the crash occurred on a descending part of the road in Mabitac town on Friday, killing the woman at the scene.



The injured, also members of the household, were rushed to a local hospital for treatment.



Surveillance footage of the accident, posted on social media, showed the driver was jumping off the truck moments before the crash.



The driver reportedly fled after the incident and is now being hunted by authorities.