Three persons died, and 24 injured in vehicular and traffic accidents in Pulupandan town and Kabankalan City, in Negros Occidental, police said yesterday.

This brought to five the number of fatalities and to 54 those injured in vehicular and traffic accidents, within a week in Negros Occidental.

Pedestrians Anselmo Gayano, 46, and Elezer Gongob, 18, were killed yesterday when they were hit by a wayward passenger mini-bus in Brgy. Tapi, Kabankalan City.

Supt. Calixto Mabugat, Kabankalan police chief, said 10 pedestrians were injured and rushed to the Tabugon District Hospital. They were later transferred to the Kabankalan District Hospital.

Initial police investigations show that the passenger mini-bus plying the Tabugon-Kabankalan route and driven by Eddie Villarino, reportedly lost its brakes, and rammed the 12 pedestrians.

Mabugat, however, said six of the 10 injured victims are now out-patients at the Tabugon and Kabankalan District Hospitals, after their injuries had been treated.

Villarino is now detained at the Kabankalan City Police Station Jail, and faces charges for reckless imprudence resulting to double homicide, and reckless imprudence resulting to multiple physical injuries, Mabugat said.

An ambulant vendor was also killed, and 14 were also injured in a vehicular accident at the highway of Brgy. Mabini, Pulupandan, Sunday.

Inspector Joshua Villasis, Pulupandan police chief, yesterday said Richard Pit was ran over by a six-wheeler Fuzo mini-cargo truck driven by Jago Salinas and died on the spot.

Villasis said the Fuzo cargo truck was running from north to south, when it bumped the rear of passenger vehicle driven by Eddie Pahila that was moving in the same direction.

Police said that Pit, 32, fell off the passenger vehicle, and was run over by the cargo truck.

The 14 passengers injured were identified as Gary Jucal, Liberty Illorin, Racquel de la Cruz, Leone Nunala, Marcia Padua, Perlita Amar, Steve Batucan, Diova dequina, Nenita Estinote, Antonio Sibuco, Marlon and Charlene Bangoy, Meriam Gamo and Dinalie Mationg.

Pahila is still at large.*GPB

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