| Photograph courtesy of the Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Police Workplace
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A Grade 3 pupil died shortly after he was hit by a passing motorbike as he was crossing the Tiangue Street to get to his faculty in Brgy. Babag, Lapu-Lapu Metropolis at round 5:45 a.m. on Tuesday.
John (not his actual identify), 9, died at 8:30 a.m. as he was being handled for his head accidents on the Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Hospital.
Lapu-Lapu Metropolis police mentioned that boy landed laborious on the pavement which brought about his dying.
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Police Lieutenant Colonel Christian Torres, the spokesperson of the Lapu-Lapu Metropolis Police Workplace, mentioned that John was from Purok Rambo in Brgy. Babag. He lived simply throughout the elementary faculty.
“Ang atbang ang iya nang eskwelahan. Mao na atoang tan-awon kung naa bay tarong nga pedestrian lane dinha, on the identical time naa bay gwardiya, tanod o police nga mo-assist sa mga molabang,” Torres mentioned in an interview with CCTN 47.
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Torres mentioned that the motorbike driver claimed to be driving on the street’s north certain lane at a “common pace” since he was conscious that he was inside a college zone. Nevertheless, the boy all of a sudden crossed the street.
“Matud sa driver nga kalit nga nilabang ang bata maong wala na siyay time nga mo-manuever o molihay sa bata. Igo-igo ra man [ang speed]. Wala man gani kaayo na injured ang driver nga atoang gi-custody ron. Minor ra, ” he mentioned.
Torres mentioned that the 21-year-old driver even swerved to the alternative lane to keep away from hitting the boy. Within the course of, his motorbike hit two different bikes that had been on the opposite lane.
The collision additionally injured the 2 different motorbike riders, Torres added.
Due to what occurred, Torres mentioned that complaints for reckless imprudence ensuing to murder with bodily accidents shall be filed in opposition to the 21-year-old driver.
In the meantime, Torres is urging different drivers to be taught from the Babag accident. He mentioned that drivers ought to at all times be aware when touring close to colleges, intersections and pedestrian lanes.
“Atoa gyud nang bantayan ang faculty zone. Magbinantayon gyud ta nga momenor, mao man gyud nay primary sa mga motorist. Then, defensive driving gyod ta pirmi aron malikayan nato nang ingon ana nga aksidente,” mentioned Torres.
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