THE site of the head-on collision in Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday, where a retired judge was killed and seven others were injured. — PHILIPPINE STAR/JOHN FELIX M. UNSON
COTABATO CITY — A retired judge died while seven others were injured in a head-on collision between two vehicles in Cagayan de Oro City on Sunday morning.
Police confirmed on Monday the death of 72-year-old Gael P. Paderangga, a former trial court judge in Cagayan de Oro City, in the accident that involved his black Kia Sorrento and the blue Toyota Revo, driven by Joshua M. Dequiña, 46.
Mr. Dequiña and his six companions in the vehicle were also badly hurt in the collision that happened along the highway near the old airport in the city.
Traffic investigators have not yet released the results of their investigation to media as of Monday afternoon. — John Felix M. Unson