ORMOC CITY– A 36-year-old salesman was declared dead on arrival at a local hospital after a self-accident along R.V. Fulache Street in Hilongos, Leyte, at around 10:15 pm on January 24.
Hilongos Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Chief of Police, Major Edwin Tolibas, identified the victim as alias “Tim”, a resident of Barangay Cansirong, Maasin City.
According to the police investigation, the victim was riding a Honda XRM 125 motorcycle, blue and black in color, and was on his way to his work area when the accident occurred.
The police reported that the victim was traveling along the national road toward Hindang, Leyte when he lost control of his motorcycle, causing him to crash onto the road and fall into a flood control construction site.
The victim sustained severe injuries to different parts of his body and was rushed to Hilongos District Hospital, where attending physician Dr. Ariel Z. Hembra declared him dead on arrival.
His body was later taken to a local funeral home for a possible autopsy, while his motorcycle was brought to the Hilongos Municipal Police Station (MPS) for safekeeping.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)
