Firetruck hits motorcyclist

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  • SHIELA G. GELERA

A fire truck ran over and killed a driver, whose motorcycle skidded at Lacson Extension, Barangay Singcang-Airport in Bacolod City at about 10:40 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17.

The victim was identified as Joseph Ordeneza, of Barangay Taloc in Bago City, Negros Occidental, a police report said.

The motorcycle under the firetruck | BCPO Photo

Traffic investigation showed that the fire truck of the Amity Volunteer Fire Brigade, driven by Ariel Minor, was going north of Lacson Extension when the victim’s Kawasaki Fury motorcycle with plate number FA 91832, that was traveling south skidded towards it.

Ordeneza died on the spot, the police said.

The body of Ordeneza was brought to the Villanueva Funeral Homes, while Minor was temporarily detained at the custodial facility of Police Station 8. – SGG