MANILA, Philippines — Five persons under police custody (PUPCs) from the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) died while four personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) were injured after a police mobile they were riding crashed into a wall in Quezon City on Friday.
The six PUPCs were being escorted by the four Philippine National Police (PNP) personnel escorting them aboard a police mobile that traversed Payatas Road en route to the Quezon City Jail when it crashed, PLtCol. Josef Geofrey Lyndon Lim, chief District Traffic Enforcement Unit of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) told reporters on Monday.
According to Lim, the driver “lost control” that led to the mobile unit hitting a wall resulting in the instantaneous deaths of the five PUPCs.
All of the individuals on board were brought to Rosario Maclang General Hospital, where five of the PUPCs were declared dead shortly after by the attending physician. The remaining PUPC was in a stable condition, Lim said, while the four police officers were also receiving treatment for injuries.
