Biker sideswiped, killed by truck in Mandaue

Mandaue City, Cebu (Google maps)

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — A biker was killed after he was sideswiped by a dump truck past 8 a.m. at the corner of Ouano Avenue and CD Seno Street in this city.

Apolinario Lawas Jr., 36, a resident of Lapu-Lapu City, was declared dead on arrival by physicians at the Mandaue City Hospital.

PO2 Sabdane Tradio, traffic investigator of Mandaue, said  dump truck driver Alejandro Postanes, 53, a native of Ubay town in Bohol, was detained pending the filing of charges for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide.

He is employed by the Alturas Marketing based in Bohol.

The dump truck was loaded with copra and was heading toward Ouano Avenue, said Tradio said.

When the dump truck was making a right turn to CD Seno Street, Postanes didn’t notice Lawas who was riding his bicycle and was on the right side of the truck.

The vehicle hit the biker and ran him over, said Tradio.  SFM