Vehicular Accidents: One dead, several hurt in Bogo and Cebu City

CEBU, Philippines - A passenger of a motorcycle dies while two others were injured after the driver hit a signage along a road in Sitio Kalubihan, Barangay Don Pedro Rodriguez, Bogo City yesterday at 3:45 a.m.

Garry Otid, 19, a resident of Barangay Lamintak, Medellin died from injuries he sustained during the collision.

The driver, John Paul Ybañez, 28, also a resident of Barangay Lamintak, was traversing through Sitio Kalubihan when he accidentally hit the signage placed by the Department of Public Works and Highways  near an ongoing road widening construction, causing the driver and his passengers to slump into the pavement.

Ybañez and the other passenger, Rolie Lanorio, 39, also a resident of Barangay Lamintak sustained minor injuries from the fall.

Senior Police Officer Conrado Estenzo said the three were travelling from San Remigio to Medellin.

"Mura'g naa ni sila kasugat nga wala naka-dim sa light mao to wa kabantay ang driver. Nidam-ag sa signage. Mura sad ni sila'g naka-inum gikan kay birthday man ni Otid adtong Biyernes. Mura'g nag-celebrate," he said.

In another motorcycle accident in Bogo, a six-year-old boy was accidentally hit by a motorcycle on Friday morning while he was crossing the street in front of his school in Barangay Gairan, Bogo City.

The victim was identified as Rienier Andrino, a grade 1 pupil of Gairan Elementary School and a resident of Barangay Gairan.

Investigation disclosed Andrino was on his way home from school when he was accidentally hit by a motorcycle with plate number 075110 registered under the name of Arlinda Thome and driven by one Ryan Grant Jayme, 17, a grade 10 student who did not have a driver's license.

Jayme, 17, and a resident of Sitio Cantecson, Barangay Gairan together with his back riders John Marven Quinatadcan, 15, a resident of Barangay Punta, San Remigio and Rocky John Tampus, 17, a resident of Sitio Cantecson did not see the victim as they traversed through the street in front of the school.

Jayme and his passenger sustained minor injuries.

Andrino was rushed to Provincial Hospital in Bogo City for immediate medical attention and was later transferred to a hospital in Cebu City.

Senior Police Officer 2 Conrado Estenzo of Bogo City Police Station said the victim is still in the hospital due to his broken leg while Jayme was turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development for processing.

Taxi crashes twice

In Cebu City, a taxi driver was brought to the hospital after his taxi crashed twice in separate incidents Friday night.

The taxi driver, identified as Danilo Tejano, 54, a resident of Sitio Mahusay, Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City, crashed into a private vehicle owned by Catherine Lim, along Cardinal Rosales Street, Cebu City at 9:15 p.m.

Cebu Traffic Investigator Police Officer 2 Wilfredo Caparida said Lim's vehicle was rear-ended by Tejano's taxi and the latter was obliged to go directly to the Cebu City Transportation Office to settle up, but Tejano never arrived.

Caparida then received a vehicular accident alarm at about 10:50 p.m. along  Biliran Street that also involved Tejano's taxi.

According to Caparida,  Tejano hit another taxi and a motorcycle while he was on his way to CCTO.

Caparida said that Tejano was driving so fast that when the taxi hit a hump in the road, it somersaulted and landed upside down.

"Kung mu-jump na gani ang sakyanan, kusog gyud na ang padagan," said Caparida.

According to another traffic enforcer who responded to the second alarm, he heard that Tejano may have had a heart attack while driving.

Tejano was immediately brought to Cebu City Medical Center while the motorcycle driver sustained minor injuries. The driver of the other taxi was not injured but his vehicle was damaged.

A case for reckless imprudence resulting to damage of property will be filed against Tejano. — Mylen P. Manto and Sheilla Mae Cañete (FREEMAN)