Tricycle driver dead in Dalaguete road collision
CEBU, Philippines - A tricycle driver died after he figured in an accident with a delivery van late Tuesday afternoon in Barangay Coro, Dalaguete town.
Fernando Villahermosa Jr. of Barangay Casay, Dalaguete was pronounced dead on arrival at Julio Cardinal Rosales Memorial Hospital while van driver Allan Calma, 26, was brought to the police station after the accident.
According to Senior Police Officer 1 Job Sarvida of Dalaguete Police Station, Calma was driving a deli-very van and was on his way to Cebu City to deliver bottled water when Villahermosa, who was driving a tricycle, suddenly crossed the road, signaling that he wanted to turn left.
Calma tried to avoid hitting the tricycle so he swerved to the right but the tricycle ended up hitting the bumper of the van.
Because of the impact, Villahermosa suffered severe injuries in the body.
Residents in the area rescued the tricycle driver and called for assistance from the police.
The victim was rushed to the hospital but no longer made it there alive.
The suspect is now temporarily detained at the police station’s stockade awaiting the decision of the tricycle driver’s family whether or not to file charges against him. — Bryner L. Diaz/NSA (FREEMAN)
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