Two motorcycle riders died in separate road accidents in Davao City on Saturday.
A female rider, Arnie Pilarca Almanoche, 23-year-old, died on the spot after she got ran over by a truck along Carlos P. Garcia Highway in Sasa, Davao City on Saturday morning.
Based on the report of Sasa Police Station, a trailer truck driven by Julieven Vacalares Perez was traversing along C.P. Garcia Highway in Sasa when the right portion of its attached trailer made contact with the motorcycle driven by Almanoche. Due to the impact, the rider lost control and skidded towards a Toyota Rush sports utility vehicle driven by Emmanuel De Leon Panuelos.
Almanoche was thrown into the pavement and got ran over by the truck’s attached trailer which resulted to her instantaneous death.
Her body was brought to Rivera Funeral Homes in Km. 12 Sasa, Davao City.
All vehicles involved and drivers of the truck and the SUV were temporarily withheld at Sasa Police Station for proper disposition.
Just hours after the Sasa accident, another road mishap that involved a motorcycle and a dump truck occured in Crossing Fausta, Davao-Bukidnon Highway, Calinan, Davao City.
Calinan Police Station said motorcycle rider Erwin Omlero Lawat, 47 years old, was declared dead on the spot after he was rammed by the dump truck driven by Armando Cabanig Tiongson.
According to the initial investigation, the motorcycle driven by Lawat was traversing
on the inner lane of Davao-Bukidnon Highway coming from Calinan Public Market leading towards Barangay Riverside while the dump truck was traversing on the opposite side of the highway.
Upon reaching Crossing Fausta the front portion of the dump truck hit the left portion of Lawat’s motorcycle and subsequently dragged the rider, which resulted to his death.
The body of Lawat was brought to Angel Funeral Parlor.
Both vehicles were temporarily held at the Calinan Police Station.
