Man killed, daughter hurt as van hits bike on C5

A 61-year-old man was killed while his 32-year-old daughter was seriously injured when a delivery van hit and pinned them down as they were traveling on a mountain bike in Pasig City Tuesday morning.

The police identified the fatality as Ernesto Abuel of Barangay Bambang and the injured bike passenger as his daughter Deborah.

SPO2 Joehan Vega, the case investigator, said the elder Abuel was taking his daughter to her workplace, a grocery on C5-Road in Barangay Ugong, when they were sideswiped by a van driven by Wilfredo Rafols.

Witnesses told police that the driver lost control apparently because a motorbike suddenly overtook the van around 8:45 a.m.

The van then hit the bike before falling on its side, pinning down the Abuels.

Father and daughter were brought to The Medical City hospital, where doctors declared Ernesto dead on arrival.

Rafols fled the scene on foot, leaving his helper behind, but later surrendered to the Pasig police around 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

The driver faced charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and serious physical injuries, Vega said.—Jodee A. Agoncillo