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Motorcycle rider dies in 4-vehicle collision at NLEX

- Jerry Botial -

MANILA, Philippines - A female backrider on a motorcycle was killed after a wayward dumptruck, which allegedly lost its brakes, rear-ended it, with three other vehicles going up the exit to EDSA Monumento at the Balintawak Cloverleaf Interchange in Quezon City. 

Superintendent Rudie Valoria, Quezon City Police District Traffic Enforcement Unit chief, identified the victim as Criselda Dumarang, 19, resident of Igmidio street in Barangay Gen. Tiburcio de Leon, Valenzuela City. Dumarang was declared dead on arrival at the MCU Hospital where she and the three others who figured in the accident were taken for treatment. Dumarang sustained severe head and body injuries.

The injured were identified as Jayson de la Cruz, 22, mechanic, Dumarang’s neighbor in Barangay Gen. T. de Leon, and driver of a Yamaha motorcycle (UN-6049); Erwin Sanchez, 30, graphic artist, resident of Santos Compound in Barangay Malinta and driver of a Suzuki motorcycle (PD-1825); and Emer Tinga, 26, driver of the Isuzu concrete mixer (RGG-778), resident of Barangay Paso de Blas, all of Valenzuela City,

Suspect Armando Reyes, 35, native of Sta. Maria, Bulacan, driver of the Isuzu dumptruck (UID-785) and resident of Gumamela street, Sitio Sta. Cruz, Barangay Cogeo, Antipolo City, surrendered to authorities. Reyes faces charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and multiple damage to property.

Records showed that the accident happened at 10:45 a.m. yesterday along NLEX at the Cloverleaf Interchange in Barangay Unang Sigaw, Quezon City. All the vehicles were travelling in the same direction when tragedy struck.

Dumarang was riding in tandem with De la Cruz when Reyes’ dumptruck rear-ended De la Cruz’s Yamaha and Sanchez’s Suzuki simultaneously sending the riders and motorcycles sprawling into the pavement including Dumarang, who absorbed the most injuries.

The dumptruck sped on after hitting the motorcycles and slammed into the cement mixer driven by Tinga before coming to a stop.

ANTIPOLO CITY

BALINTAWAK CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGE

BARANGAY COGEO

BARANGAY GEN

BARANGAY MALINTA

BARANGAY PASO

BARANGAY UNANG SIGAW

CRUZ

DUMARANG

QUEZON CITY

VALENZUELA CITY

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