LINGAYEN , Philippines — Three people died while another was injured in separate vehicular accidents in Pangasinan in the past two days.
One of the fatalities, a minor, reportedly fell asleep as he was driving a motorcycle in Binalonan town before dawn yesterday.
The motorcycle swerved and crashed into a power post in Barangay Bued.
The victim was thrown off his motorcycle. He was declared dead on arrival at the Urdaneta District Hospital.
In Pozorrubio town, a 20-year-old rider died after his motorcycle was hit by a truck in Barangay Alipangpang at past 3 p.m. on Monday.
The victim was declared dead on arrival in a hospital due to severe head and body injuries.
On the same day, a woman died in a collision of two motorcycles in Barangay Poblacion in Tayug.
Both riders were rushed to a hospital where the woman died while being treated.