3 killed, 1 hurt in Quezon road accidents

LUCENA City, Philippines—Three persons were killed and another one was injured in separate road accidents in Quezon province over the last three days, police said Sunday.

On Saturday, a motorcycle back rider was killed when the vehicle accidentally rammed into the concrete fence of a cockpit arena in Infanta town, according to a police report.

Chief Inspector Alexis Oliver Nava, Infanta police chief, said the victim, Jommel Clemencio, 17, was rushed to the town hospital but was declared dead on arrival.

The driver of the motorcycle, Rod Pastor, 21, remained in critical condition at the town hospital.

Report said the ill-fated motorcycle suffered a front tire blowout that caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

“Both of the victims were not wearing crash helmets,” Nava said over the phone.

On Thursday evening in Calauag town, a driver and the helper of a cargo truck were killed after their vehicle accidentally slammed into a coconut tree in Barangay (village)  Sta. Milagrosa.

Police Officer 2 Jojo Pangilinan, Calauag police investigator, identified the victims as driver Michael Acuyong and helper Joel Acuyong. The police were still verifying if the two were relatives.

The Isuzu trailer truck was descending a slippery curved portion of the road when the driver lost control of the wheel and hit a road sign and eventually slammed into a coconut tree on the roadside, said Pangilinan.

The helper died on the spot while the driver, who was rushed to the Magsaysay Memorial District Hospital in nearby Lopez town, was declared dead on arrival.