crouchingtigerhiddendragondonnieyen|7 dead, 8 injured in van-truck collision in Philippines

MANILAcrouchingtigerhiddendragondonnieyen, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people, including a two-year-old girl, were killed and eight injured in a collision between a passenger van and a delivery truck in Quezon province, south of Manila, on Sunday.

Initial police investigation showed that the van was heading north to Manila when the accident occurred on Sunday morning on a highway in Sariaya town.

The van driver reportedly dozed off while on the wheels, and then the vehicle swerved to the other lane before colliding head-on with the oncoming truck.

The van driver was among the dead, while the truck driver was severely injured in the accident.■