A minor died after the motorcycle he was driving collided with a van along the north national highway in Sitio Matalangao, Barangay Abaroan, Roxas, Palawan, yesterday morning, August 30.
According to the Palawan Police Provincial Office (PalPPO), the victim was a minor and a resident of the same barangay.
He was driving a black motorcycle when he collided with a van driven by a 34-year-old man known only as “Red,” a resident of Barangay Langogan, Puerto Princesa City.
Police said the van was on its way from Puerto Princesa City to Port Barton in San Vicente when it encountered the motorcycle, which had encroached on the van’s lane, causing the crash.
The impact threw the victim 37 feet away from the crash site onto the concrete road. He was immediately rushed by the Roxas MDRRMO to Roxas Medicare Hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
The van driver was unharmed and is now in police custody. He will face charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and damage to property. Both vehicles involved in the accident are under police investigation.
