An ambulance, en route to Calapan City for a Balikatan Drill, crashed into a concrete barrier morning on December 15, 2023 in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.

The incident, captured by a CCTV camera, showed the ambulance overturning multiple times upon impact with the sturdy barrier.

According to a report of the Naujan Municipal Police, the ambulance driver allegedly lost control while attempting to avoid a possible collision with another vehicle.

"Na-lose control po si driver ng ambulance, napakabig siya papunta sa right portion po. Tumama siya sa puno, pababa po 'yung right side po ng kalsada. [Tapos] nag-overshoot na po siya doon hanggang sa nag-rollover po siya," PSSG. Mark Lester Millera, Investigator at Naujan Police Station, said. 

The ambulance was carrying four people, two of whom sustained injuries, while the other two were reported to be in critical condition.

"Medyo tuwid po ang daan, hindi po natin maiwasan na magmabagal ng takbo kaya po may kabilisan po ang mga nagdaraang sasakyan," Millera added.

The investigation is ongoing, with authorities gathering more information about the circumstances that led to the accident.

Millera advised motorists:

"Lagi po tayong mag-ingat [dahil] wala pong second chance. Ang aksidente po ay hindi natin kagustuhan. Basta po lagi po tayong mag-ingat."