MANILA: Five people were killed and three others were injured when a car collided with a truck Saturday in Batangas province, south of Manila, police said.
Police said the incident occurred in Santo Tomas on Saturday morning and all those killed and injured were in a car, Xinhua news agency reported.
Preliminary police investigation revealed that the driver of the car had fallen asleep at the time of the incident, due to which the vehicle swerved into the opposite lane and collided with the truck.
