Tuesday, April 10, 2007 (Philippines)

A Maaslom, Busay resident points to the burned and battered Hyundai Excel where it rested near the bottom of the 300-foot ravine at the Cebu City mountain barangay. The road accident was the third in two days, the mishaps killing a total of seven persons on Easter Sunday and Araw ng Kagitingan, both holidays. (Sun.star photo/Allan Defensor) A FATHER and a son died when the car they were riding caught fire before it plunged down a 300-foot ravine in Sitio Maaslom, Barangay Busay, Cebu City yesterday morning. The death of the father and son, who remained unidentified as of press time, was the third vehicular incident in two days in the city that left seven people dead. The boy, about nine to 14 years old, died at noon while his father died 13 minutes later at the Perpetual Succour Hospital where they were taken by the rescuers. Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 [full story]