CEBU, Philippines — A father and his son were killed after the car they were riding rammed into the center island of the Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR) in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City past midnight yesterday.
Isidrito Boiser, 61, and his son, 43-year-old Jovan Boiser, both residents of Sitio Bravo of the said barangay, succumbed to severe injuries.
According to a witness, the vehicle driven by Isidrito with passenger Jovan, a seaman, was traveling to Cebu City when it overtook a truck and lost its control, causing it to ram into a center island before hitting a Narra tree on CSCR.
Both were rushed to the Talisay District Hospital but were pronounced dead past 1 a.m.
Based on their investigation, Police Officer 2 Carlos Dicdican of Talisay City Traffic Division said Isidrito drove the car at a high speed.
“Napukan gyud ang kahoy tungod sa impact ug sa kakusog sa dagan,” he said
According to the victims’ family, Dicdican said, the two drank a bottle of liquor before driving. (FREEMAN)