By ELY DUMABOC
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| Rural Bus at Pagadian IBT |
PAGADIAN
CITY – A Motorcycle driver and his two back
rider passengers were died after colliding with Mindanao Rural Transit Bus (MRT
Aircon) along the intersection of national
highway of Brgy. Kauswagan in Diplahan
town Zamboanga Sibugay.
P/Insp.
Leonardo Dator Panes, Officer In Charge of Diplahan Municipal Police Station
identified the fatalities as Alexander Salac
the driver of
motorcycle, 25 years old and a resident
of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte and his back rider Ricky Bulahan were
reportedly dead on the spot while Marlon Calago was rushed to Saint John
Hospital in Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay but died on their way. The 2 back riders
were both legal age and residents of Brgy. Catituan, Malangas of the said
province.
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| Rural Bus |
Initial Police investigation disclosed that
at about 2:10 in the afternoon on October 29, 2012 the motorcycle was
traversing from Brgy. Songduya and upon reaching Poblacion Diplahan
particularly at the intersection of Barangay Kauswagan in high speed without
any precaution crossed the national highway while the MRT Bus was on his way
from Zamboanga City to Pagadian City that resulted the said accident.
The MRT Bus with body No. 930 and plate
No. KVP 971 was driven by Nicomedes Jaculbe Lada, 51 years old, married and a
resident of Pagadian City was voluntarily surrendered to the Police Station for
proper disposition of the case.
The fatalities were brought to the
funeral parlor while police authorities exerted effort to locate and contact their
families and relatives. (WITH REPORTS BY
JONG CADION)