When a 22-wheeler prime mover goes wayward in Koronadal
KORONADAL CITY - A huge truck blocks portion of a major highway here after its under chassis parts broke, turning the 22-wheeled vehicle to tilt on its side Friday dawn.A broken eye beam of the 22-wheeler truck triggered it tilt on its side along the descending portion of the highway in Barangay Paraiso at about 4 a.m.The driver, Jerson Bisa, 43 of Polomolok, South Cotabato, who sustained minor bruises, said he heard a loud thud under the vehicle's engine compartment.When he applied the brake, the vehicle's rear portion skidded until it tilted to its left. Image may contain sky tree outdoor and nature sand//scontent.fmnl4-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15727159_1161060180667456_2335467782632975723_n.jpg?oh=f86b7e717d3b9a421be540cf824abaafandampoe=58EFB8DB Bisa said the container was full of fruit cocktails from T'boli, South Cotabato to be delivered to Gen. Santos City.Koronadal PNP Traffic Investigator Senior Police Officer 2 Arnel Falcis, said the truck developed mechanical failure that caused the freak accident.Part of the highway has become more dangerous with the truck's crude oil spilled in the four-lane highway. To avoid moving vehicles to skid in the oil-filled highway, traffic enforcers put on sawdusts to dry it up. Image may contain sky tree outdoor and nature sand//scontent.fmnl4-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15740854_1161060260667448_3849039826889354922_n.jpg?oh=8d2ce5f084720e0a48912542f9e23ce2andampoe=58F45466