• RICHARD T. CABALLERO JR. / THERESA MAE DULMAN
A family of four who were supposed to go home met with a fatal motorcycle crash resulting in the death of the mother at Sitio Matangilon, Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City at around 5 o’clock in the afternoon of Tuesday.
According to Police Captain Sammy Gasataya of Kabankalan Component City Police Station, the family, who are residents of Brgy. Tagukon had gone to Sitio Patay-gon in Brgy. Carol-an to visit some of their relatives.
Later in the afternoon, the family decided to go back home, hailing a ride on a ‘habal-habal’ motorcycle.
As the driver with the four passengers reached the incident area, the driver lost control and crashed into a tree beside the road, leading to the fatal incident and causing serious injuries to the driver and passengers.
The mother who expired was identified as Riza Pavillar, 35 years old. Her daughters, who are 5 years old and 7 months old, and her 15-year-old sister, Aiza Gantalo, suffered serious physical injuries.
The habal-habal driver, Graciano Pleniago, 50-years-old, and a resident of Barangay Carol-an, was also killed in the incident, due to the impact.
Both fatalities were brought to the hospitals by concerned citizens but were unfortunately pronounced dead on arrival by the attending physicians.
The three injured young ladies were brought to the Lorenzo D. Zayco District Hospital in Kabankalan City for medical treatment, police said.*
BACOLOD
A 16-year-old boy sustained injuries after being run over by a tricycle at around 6 a.m. yesterday, in Paglaum Village, Barangay Mansilingan.
According to the Bacolod Traffic Enforcement Unit, the driver, identified as 23-year-old Rico Estrabela, was en route to Murcia while the student named ‘Zian’ crossed the street to ride a jeep.
Zian suffered multiple wounds and was brought to Riverside Medical Center for treatment.*
