Three employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) - Sorsogon District-I died after their pickup truck collided with a dump truck in Sitio Baribag, Barangay Bibincahan, East District, Sorsogon City.

The pickup truck had five DPWH employees on board.

Based on police investigation, the driver of the pickup truck reportedly lost control of the vehicle when the truck reached a slippery part of the road while navigating a sharp curve. That was when it collided with the dump truck. 

The pickup truck was heading to Barangay Cabid-an while the dump truck was heading to Barangay Guinjalon.

The occupants of the pickup truck were trapped and had to be retrieved from the vehicle. Three of them did not make it to the hospital alive. 

As of this writing, the driver of the truck is under the custody of the Sorsogon City Police Station.