Updated at 12:11 am

AT least 11 people were killed after a small truck packed with partygoers, including children, overturned in the southern Philippines, police said Thursday.

The vehicle was traveling to a beachside resort on Mindanao island for a postponed Christmas party on Wednesday when the driver lost control after the brakes apparently failed on a downhill section of road.

This undated handout photo received from the Balingasag police station on January 13, 2022 shows residents looking at the wreckage of a truck. AFP PHOTO / BALINGASAG POLICE STATION
This undated handout photo received from the Balingasag police station on January 13, 2022 shows residents looking at the wreckage of a truck. AFP PHOTO / BALINGASAG POLICE STATION

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