Police secure the accident area where an Isuzu pick up truck hit and killed a woman who was crossing the highway at Barangay Lidong, Sto. Domingo, Albay on Wednesday. Photo by Sto. Domingo Police
STO. DOMINGO, Albay — An unidentified woman, believed to be suffering from mental illness, was killed after being hit by a pickup truck in Sto. Domingo town, Albay on Wednesday.
A report from the Sto. Domingo police, said the victim was crossing the national highway when she was hit by an Isuzu DMAX and dragged about two to three meters in Barangay Lidong around 11:30 a.m.
The victim was pinned between the vehicle and an electric post and suffered several injuries, with her head cut off, the report said.
The driver of the vehicle, Rodel Laurenciana, 41, also suffered injuries and was brought to the Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital for treatment. Mark Francis Banay (Editor: Leti Boniol)