4 cops dead, 31 others injured in Iloilo road mishap

March 1, 2020

Four police officers died after their peatrol truck fell into a cliff in Ginomoy village, Alimodian town in Iloilo last Saturday afternoon.

According to Western Visayas Police, around 35 members of 601st company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion were on their way back to their headquarters from their extraction point of minor combat operation when the incident transpired around 1pm.

Four were declared dead on arrival while 31 others were injured and were brought to the Western Visayas Visayas Medical Center and Aleosan Hospital in Alimodian.

Authorities were yet to determine if it was a human error or mechanical error because the place of the accident is a hilly portion of the town.

In a statement on Sunday, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Archie Francisco Gamboa extended his condolences to the families of the victims.

Gamboa also instructed the PNP Health Service and Police Regional Office-6 to ensure appropriate medical care to the PNP personnel injured.

He reminded all personnel to always observe road safety during troop movement and travel. Ella Dionisio/DMS