- MITCH M. LIPA
A couple and their two-month-old baby died when their motorcycle was hit by a water truck at around 12:45 p.m. Jan. 5, in Sitio Ulay, Barangay Prosperidad, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental.
Joemar Jirasol, 29, his wife Angelina, 19, and their two months old baby Ejemar, all of Sitio Cabagtasan, Barangay Codcod in the city died on the spot, while the other son, Benjie Jr., 10, was injured and rushed to a hospital in San Carlos City.
San Carlos police traffic investigation showed that the water truck, with plate number CAT 1318 and driven by Mykill Galgo, 34, of Barangay Cartagena, Sipalay City, was travelling in the west direction when it accidentally hit the Rusi TC125 of Joemar, with his loved ones as back-riders.
The truck experienced a mechanical malfunction of its steering wheel, and hit the motorcycle.
Galgo and the truck are under the custody of the San Carlos Police. — MML
