A 39-YEAR-OLD woman was killed after a passenger Multicab jeepney rammed a tree on N. Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City early morning Monday.
Noralyn Abatol of barangay Tubod, Minglanilla town suffered injuries in different parts of the body. She died while undergoing treatment at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.
Two other passengers, Lermo Dungon, 64, and Noralyn Abatol, 39, and the jeep’s driver, Edwin Amper were also hurt in the accident.
Witnesses said the driver dozed off while at the wheel, said PO2 Papilino Mabin.
The Multicab jeep with plate number GXH-735 was headed for Talisay City when the accident took place at 5:30 a.m., police said.
Paramedics from the Basak Pardo Emergency Rescue Team rushed to the area and took the victims to the hospital.
Police said the driver was earlier seen tinkering with the engine of the vehicle before he started picking up passengers.
“Tingali kapoy ni ang driver or walay klaro tulog nga ga drive nya nagpa kusog mao naigo sa kahoy (Maybe the the driver was so tired or he lacked sleep and was speeding),” Mabin said./UP INTERN NIÑA BIANCA S. SAYSON
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