Pa and son die, ma critical in Capiz road mishap
ROXAS CITY – A father and son died on the spot while the mother was in critical condition after the single motorcycle they were riding accidentally bumped a cargo truck on Sunday afternoon here.
The fatalities were identified as Junefer Billones, 29, as driver and his son John Lawrence Ralp, 5. His wife Richel is still fighting for her life at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Capiz Emmanuel Hospital (CEH).
Both Junefer and son sustained fatal wounds at their heads resulting to their instant death. They were rushed to the CEH but pronounced dead on arrival by Dr. Nelson Oquendo, Jr and Dr. Ruben Tan while Richel also suffered fatal injuries on the different parts of her body.
The incident took place at around 2:55 Sunday in Barangay Bolo, this city when victims on a single motocycle (Motorstar) with plate number 3013FH came from relatives in Maayon, Capiz and upon reaching Fortuna Ice Plant, Junefer did not notice that the Izuzu Elf, who in opposite direction, turned left which resulted to their head on collision.
The Izuzu Elf with plate number FER-742 was driven by Samuel Avelino, 46, of Lawaan, Roxas City. Avelino voluntarily surrendered at the police station while the said cargo truck is presently impounded at the said police station.
In separate vehicular accident, an old woman was also killed when the passenger’s jeep (Mambusao-Roxas route) she was riding also met an accident Sunday at 9:00 a.m. at Baragnay Balijuagan, Roxas City with a cargo truck.
Died on the spot was Miguela Corcino, 72, of Poblacion Tabuc, Mambusao, Capiz. She was rushed to the CEH but also declared dead on arrival.
Wounded were: Eden Lo, 55; Nelfa Leonor, 45; Emma Franco, 62; all of Poblacion Tabuc, Mambusao, Capiz; Leah Binibini, 35 of Mangoso, Sigma, Capiz; Peter Layos, 40 of San Miguel St.; Francisco Arciga, 79 of Balat-an; Aurea Bernabe, 71 of Navarra Avenue, all in the town of Mabusao and under medical treatment at CEH; Lydia Eslaban, 30 and Edna Bargas, all of Mianay, Sigma, Capiz and recuperating at Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital.
The accident also took place around 9 a.m. on Sunday morning when Izuzu Forward with plate Number YGS-552 owned by Foremost Milling Corporation in Jalandoni Street, Lapuz Norte, Iloilo City, bumped the passenger’s jeep with plate number FVN-317 loaded with the victims.
The passenger jeep was driven by Deslate Frias, 19, of Poblacion Tabuc, Mambusao, Capiz.