CAPIZ – Two employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) sustained injuries after falling from a bridge while working in Barangay Poblacion, Pontevedra town.
The incident was captured on closed-circuit television camera footage, which showed the two workers painting the bridge from a bucket truck when a passing wing van grazed them, causing both men to fall into the river, at around 2 p.m. on Monday, July 7.
According to Police Major Gregg Anthony Salbang, chief of the Pontevedra Municipal Police Station, the driver of the wing van failed to notice the bucket truck parked on the bridge. After the collision, the driver continued driving but was later apprehended by authorities.
Fortunately, the two DPWH workers managed to swim to safety and were assisted by bystanders. They were immediately brought to the hospital for medical treatment.
As of press time, the victims were recovering in the hospital while the wing van driver remained in police custody. Authorities were continuing their investigation into the incident./PN
