A truck has veered off a mountain road in the central Philippines, plunging into a ravine and killing nine workers on board. Police say the workers were returning to their office after delivering crude oil and other supplies in Bayawan city when the truck fell into a 98-foot-deep ravine. The accident happened shortly before noon Wednesday in good weather. The cause is not immediately clear. The workers died while being taken to a hospital. The Philippines has a troubling record of deadly road accidents, often blamed on weak traffic law enforcement, reckless driving, and inadequate road safety measures.
9 killed as truck plunges into ravine on Philippine mountain road
