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Four people killed, over 30 injured in S. Philippine road accident

Xinhua, October 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

At least four people were killed in a vehicular accident in southern Philippines, a police spokesperson for the Southern Mindanao region said on Tuesday.

Antonio Rivera, the police spokesperson, said the accident also left 34 others injured and they have been sent to a local hospital.

The accident happened when a jeepney the people were riding on Monday hit a concrete lamppost stand in Maco town, in Mindanao's Compostela Valley province, at around 6 p.m. local time.

Traffic accidents are common in the Philippines due to bad roads, poorly maintained vehicles and ill-disciplined motorists. Enditem