2 dead, 2 hospitalized in Capiz road mishap
ROXAS CITY – A father and son were killed while two others are now in critical condition when the single motorcycle they were riding accidentally engaged in a head-on collision with the Izuzu Elf cargo truck last Wednesday afternoon in Mambusao, Capiz.
Killed on the spot were identified as Dionito Dalida, 57, and his son Johnny, 25, residents of Barangay Maninang,Sapian, Capiz.
Those wounded were identified as Roldan Lachica of legal age and resident of Brgy. Maninang, Sapian, Capiz and Susan Borreros, 51, also of Bula, Mambusao, Capiz.
Lachica, who is the back rider of the motorcycle, sustained fatal injuries on the different parts of his body while Borreros, who was walking on the road side, was bumped by the elf. Both Borreros and Lachica are now admitted at a private hospital in Roxas City for medical treatment.
Report reaching The News Today (TNT) revealed that the incident took place at around 5:20 p.m. on July 1 when the Elf Cargo truck with plate no. RCG 769 driven by Jobert Antoquiñia, 29, of Lapuz, Iloilo City, bumped the single TMX Honda motorcycle carrying the 3 victims.
Initial investigation conducted by the Mambusao police said that the victims’ motorcycle overtook another single motorcycle on the blind curve at the said place as a result, they met accident with the said Elf cargo truck.
The driver, who also sustained injury on his knee, voluntarily surrendered to the Mambusao Police Station.
Appropriate charge is being readied against the driver while the cargo truck is currently impounded at the Mambusao Police Station.