1 dead, 2 hurt as motorcycle hits tricyle in Kalinga town

Kalinga province (outlined in red) is in Northern Luzon. (Image from Google Maps)

TUGUEGARAO CITY — A 24-year-old man died after his motorcycle collided with a tricycle in Pinukpuk town, Kalinga province on Sunday, November 21, police said.

Investigators said Jerick Calumnag, who was driving the motorcycle, tried to overtake the tricycle driven by Regie Vilda, 22, while they were traversing the Sucbot-Tabuk provincial road around 6: 30 p.m.

The motorcycle hit the rear of the tricycle, leaving Vilda and his 11-year-old passenger injured due to the impact, said Maj, Lee Alvin Alinao, Pinukpuk police chief.

Vilda and the minor victim were taken to the Kalinga Provincial Hospital for treatment while Calumnag was declared dead on arrival in the same hospital. INQ