Magnitude 5.5 earthquake injures 1, damages bridge in South Cotabato

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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake injures 1, damages bridge in South Cotabato
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The injured person is identified as Hernan M. Relasrelas, who drove into a hole created by the erosion of a bridge approach past 3 am

SOUTH COTABATO, Philippines – A 30-year old man was injured after driving his motorbike onto a bridge that partly collapsed after a magnitude 5.5 temblor struck Mindanao early dawn on Saturday, August 26.

Police identified the injured person as 30-year-old Hernan M. Relasrelas, who was driving home past 3 am, minutes after the quake hit. Tboli rescuers who were dispatched to check on quake damages chanced upon Relasrelas and plucked him out from where he fell. He was rushed to the Moorehouse Mission Hospital in the town.

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