South Cotabato vice mayor, 4 others hurt in highway mishap

TUPI, South Cotabato - Vice Mayor Floro Gandam and four others survived a fatal highway accident Thursday afternoon along the national highway here, Radyo Bida Koronadal reported in a flash report.The incident transpired at 2 p.m. along the Koronadal-Gen. Santos City highway. Gandam told DXOM-AM Radyo Bida Koronadal that he was driving the town owned vehicle (SAA-4810) heading to Gen. Santos City with four others when it smashed on a parked Isuzu elf. I did not notice the parked elf truck, he said.Also injured wereErnesto Gandam, Ema Twalang andMyla Mino, all sustained minor injuries and declared out of danger.Gandam was injured in his keen whilethe vice mayor's wife, Maria, sustained minor head injuries.Lake Sebu Mayor Antonio Fungan rushed to the hospital where the victims were undergoing treatment to personally see their situation. sand//scontent-hkg3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/12373341_875637675876376_2366287858828256181_n.jpg?oh=f9a4640a55f4cd57d2f73da39e2373f6andampoe=57110B7E (Vice Mayor Floro Gandam explains to Mayor Antonio Fungan how the accident happened-Photo by Radyo Bida)