Road accident casualties in Kalinga reach 24; 20 in Tabuk

Tabuk City, Kalinga – A 56-year-old man is the recent casualty of a Vehicular Traffic Accident in the province with the death toll now at 24 as of December 17,2020.

At around 4:45 in the afternoon of December 16, a road accident transpired along the Tabuk-Bontoc National Road in Barangay Bantay involving a dump truck driven by a male driver and a motorcycle which was driven by the 56-year-old man.

According to the report from Tabuk City Police Station, the two vehicles were heading towards Tinglayan direction with the motorcycle ahead of the dump truck.

However, as the dump truck tried to overtake the motorcycle, the latter suddenly made a U-turn which resulted to the collission, sending both vehicles on the side of the road.

The motorcycle driver sustained severe head injury, while his backrider suffered a fracture on her left thigh. Both were ferried to Kalinga Provincial Hospital. Unfortunately, the 56-year-old driver died on the way to Tuguegarao City for supposedly further medical attention.

Meanwhile, from the 24 accidents recorded by the Kalinga Police Provincial Office, 20 happened in Tabuk City; 2 in Rizal, 1 in Tanudan; and the other 1 is in Pasil, though this is considered as a quasi case.

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