CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr., on Tuesday personally prolonged his condolences to the bereaved households of seven law enforcement officials who died in a street accident in Misamis Oriental province.
During his go to to the wake of the households’ residences, Azurin assured that measures are being put in place to forestall comparable incidents from taking place sooner or later.
“The safety and well-being of our personnel are of utmost importance and we will do everything in our power to ensure it,” he mentioned. Azurin additionally visited the injured law enforcement officials recuperating in numerous hospitals on this metropolis, Misamis Oriental and Iligan City.
The accident occurred on Feb. 11 in Naawan city, Misamis Oriental province, which resulted within the deaths of seven PNP personnel, a retired police officer, and a civilian.
The Misamis Oriental police provincial workplace reported that the accident concerned a Mitsubishi Fuso wing van truck and two Nissan commuter van automobiles.
Police investigation confirmed that the truck was going in direction of town, whereas the 2 commuter automobiles have been shifting towards Iligan City in the other way on the time of the incident.
The reason for the accident stays below investigation as of posting time, however preliminary experiences indicated the entrance proper wheel of the truck exploded, resulting in the collision with the 2 commuter vans.
The two Nissan automobiles have been loaded with PNP personnel who’re college students on the Regional Training Center -10 on this metropolis and have been touring on a privileged go.
The accident additionally injured 28 different police personnel. As of Tuesday, 16 have been already discharged from the hospitals.
While right here, Azurin directed the PNP director for comptrollership and the director of well being companies to offer vital help to the victims and their households. (PNA)