A female call center agent was killed in a road mishap in the District of Jaro, Iloilo City at about 5 a.m. on Monday, January 27, 2025, while eight others were reported to be hurt badly.

The call center agent identified to be a resident of Dumangas town, Province of Iloilo was on board a sedan when the vehicle figured in a road crash with a 10-wheel truck that carried sheets of plywood. 

Eight other persons in the car were reported to be injured severely. 

According to a person on board the truck, the sedan was moving speedily before it slammed onto the truck, as shown by its wrecked bonnet (the front portion).

In an initial police investigation, the car driver is a resident of Leganes town, Iloilo.

It was reported that the victims joined the Dinagyang Festival 2025 revelry, and that the authorities believe they were under the influence of liquor.

Meanwhile, the truck driver identified only as alias “Freddie,” 28 years old, a resident of Talisay City in Negros Occidental, said that the car crashed into the truck after overtaking a pickup from the opposite lane in Barangay Tacas, Jaro. 

Police investigation is ongoing, as of posting time.

(via R. Tenorio, D. Estante/GMA Super Radyo Iloilo)