2 killed as motorcycle falls off Dalaguete cliff

Two persons were killed while a 42-year-old woman was seriously wounded after the habal-habal (motorcycle-for-hire) they were riding fell from a cliff in Dalaguete town, southern Cebu on Friday morning.

Aniana Anuba died on  site.  Eduardo Delpan, the driver of the motorcycle died on the way  to the hospital. Delpan’s wife Marie, 42, was in critical condition at the Vicent Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City.

The accident happened at the road’s  downward  slope in sitio Tubod, barangay Ohong, said PO2 Leo Gesim.

Delpan was negotiating the  unpaved road when the  brakes malfunctioned.  Delpan lost control of the motorcycle which  fell off the cliff.  Anuba died  after hitting her head on a rock.

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