Elderly Woman Died On Road Accident In Jaro, Leyte
LEYTE – An elderly woman died on Thursday (January 2) due to a road accident involving a car and a pedicab in Jaro, Leyte.
According to SunStar, the authorities identified the fatality as Angeles Dumayas, aged 74, married and a resident of Barangay Sto. Niño, Jaro.
The pedicab driver was only identified as Lito and is currently injured.
Police reports show that the incident happened at around 5:15 PM, Thursday while the pedicab was crossing the road from Poblacion, Jaro towards Barangay Macopa.
Suddenly, a black Hyundai Accent, which was driven by Ramon Brazil, aged 28 and a resident of Barugo, accidentally collided with a pedicab.
Dumayas was taken to the Jaro Rural Health Unit but was declared dead on arrival. Lito was also rushed to the Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center in Tacloban City for medical treatment.
Based on the report, Brazil, who works at the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and is stationed in Calbayog City, Samar, voluntarily surrendered himself to Jaro Municipal Police Station.
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