A POLICEMAN was killed and three other cops were injured when their patrol vehicle slammed into a tree in Brgy. Sto. Niño, Tampilisan, Zamboanga del Norte/
In a report that reached Camp Crame, a patrol vehicle of the Zamboanga del Norte Mobile Force Company was cruising along a highway Zamboanga City toward Dipolog City when the driver, Patrolman Ray Aribal Francisco, lost control of the vehicle and hit a tree.
Policewoman Florilyn Balansag was declared dead on the arrival at the hospital while three other policemen are undergoing treatment.
Police Regional Office 9 (PRO-9) already sent financial assistance to the injured and to the family of the policewoman who died.