Woman killed in three-vehicle pileup in Isabela

ALICIA, Isabela — A 29-year-old woman was killed on Monday morning after her motorcycle collided with two other vehicles in Paddad village here, police said.

Police Officer 3 Randel Taruma, the police investigator, said the motorcycle of Luzviminda Sandero-Cervera was bumped from the rear by a truck driven by Richard Turqueza, 27, in front of the Alicia National High School.

It pushed her motorcycle forward and it slammed into a bus, driven by Medina, 59, that had stopped to make way for students crossing the street.

Turqueza said his truck malfunctioned. He was charged with homicide due to reckless imprudence. /ee