Girl dies in bike-tricycle collision

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD girl was killed in a collision between a tricycle and a motorcycle in barangay Cabonga-an, San Francisco town off Camotes Island, Cebu.

Police said the collision occurred past 5 p.m. last Sunday when the female driver of the tricycle lost control and swerved to the other lane occupied by the motorcycle.

Neña Rondina was on board a motorcycle driven by her father Ariel. Also on board the motorcycle was Ariel’s wife and their two-year-old child.

Police said the motorcycle riders were thrown off the concrete pavement. The girl suffered head injuries. She died while being treated at the town’s hospital, said police.

Elsie Ostria, driver of the tricycle, surrendered to the police after the accident./Correspondent Joy Cherry S. Quito

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