Porter dies after being run over by bus getting off ship in Masbate

NAGA CITY, Philippines—A 39-year-old porter in Masbate City died after being run over by a bus getting off a roll-on-roll-off ferry docked at the Port of Masbate on Wednesday morning, Masbate City police confirmed Friday.

Senior Superintendent Heriberto Olitoquit, acting police chief of Masbate City, said the victim, Michael Duano, was run over accidentally by a Roro Transport Service Bus.

Olitoquit said the bus driver identified as Sherwin Oquenso, 36, was maneuvering on the ramp of the lower deck of the M/V Sofia at around 8:30 a.m. when the accident occurred.

Duano was rushed to the Masbate Doctors’ Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

A charge of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide was filed against Oquenso at the prosecutor’s office in Masbate City.