Boy dies in Zamboanga bridge crash

ZAMBOANGA City, Philippines - A 10-year old boy was killed while his father and three others were injured when their pickup truck overshot a small bridge in Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday morning.

Senior Inspector Jerry Alvarez, Josefina town police chief, identified the fatality as Stephen James Leal. The boy's injured father was identified as Percy Leal, 45.

Alvarez disclosed that the victims were on a two-vehicle convoy from Sultan Kudarat and were bound for Dapitan province for a vacation trip when the accident happened.

The victims' pickup truck, driven by Percy, turned turtle while crossing the slippery mini bridge at around 6 a.m.

Police said that the boy was already dead when the rescuers arrived at the scene.

The three other unidentified passengers of the pickup truck sustained serious physical injuries. They are now confined in a hospital in Ozamis City.