DAGUPAN CITY, Philippines—A priest accidentally killed the passenger of a tricycle on Friday night, when his utility van sideswiped the public utility vehicle along a national road here.
Fr. Santiago Casing, 40, was driving the van that struck the tricycle driven by Christopher Baniqued, 36, at 10:20 p.m.
The tricycle crashed onto an electric post, while its side car carrying a passenger, Jeremiah Cerezo, was thrown off and hit a parked car, said Supt. Jackie Candelario, provincial police spokesperson.
Baniqued and his 20-year-old passenger were taken to the Region 1 Medical Center but a doctor there declared Cerezo dead on arrival.
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