Scene of the accident. Photo from TopGear.com.ph website.
A female Thai national, who was reportedly pregnant, was hit by a speeding SUV as she was crossing a busy intersection at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City before noon Tuesday, police said.
Photos of injured Jecinta Coote, a BGC resident, had spread on social media after a black Toyota Fortuner bearing a plate number of AAL 6646 run over the 34-year-old victim. The incident happened around 11:15 a.m. on the corner of 30th Street and 2nd Avenue.
Before the SUV driver, who was identified as Rolando Manese, a resident of Paco, Manila, struck the pedestrian, he hit another Toyota Fortuner, which bore an NMI 615 plate, driven by Anne Alison Soriano.
Contrary to reports, Senior Superintendent Arthur Felix Asis, Taguig City Police chief, said in a phone interview with INQUIRER.net on Wednesday, the incident was not a hit-and-run case.
Asis said the SUV driver stayed on the scene after the accident and negotiated with the victims.
According to a Top Gear report, witnesses on the scene said Coote was pregnant.
“Right now the victim’s husband is talking with the traffic investigator at the Taguig Traffic Enforcement Unit to discuss the complaints he would file against the driver,” Asis said.
Taguig rescue personnel brought Coote to St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City for treatment. Asis said the victim is still being treated in the hospital. CC