3 dead, 4 hurt in Isabela road mishaps

TUMAUINI, Isabela – Three people died while four others were hurt in a series of road accidents on Wednesday and Thursday, according to Senior Supt. Mariano Rodriguez, Isabela police director.

In Naguilian town, a motorcycle carrying Jeorge Iquin, Mariel Marinduque and Illiah Fue Gueta crashed and fell into a drainage canal in Barangay Quezon at Thursday dawn.

Iquin was brought to the Providers Multi-purpose Hospital in Naguilian while Marinduque and Gueta were brought to the Isabela Provincial Hospital in Ilagan City.

In Tumauini town, Juster Ruz, an 18-year-old student, was killed when he was thrown off a motorcycle driven by Melchor Barcarse Jr. when it crashed into a center island at the road in Barangay District 2 at 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday.

They were on their way home after attending a small gathering. Barcarse is in a critical condition.

At 8:35 p.m. on Wednesday in San Pablo town, 64-year-old widower Domingo Cabaccan was struck by a speeding van driven by Leonardo Baggayan as he crossed the street in Barangay San Jose.

Cabaccan was declared dead at the Milagros District Hospital in Cabagan town. Baggayan surrendered to the San Pablo police.

Also on Wednesday in Roxas town, an armoured car of the Philippine National Bank hit Roberto Gonzales, a 22-year-old farmer, who was pedalling his bicycle across the road. He died instantly.