1-year-old Falls Out from Taxi While Traveling On Baguio Zigzag Road
Video footage shows a 1-year-old child falling out from a taxi while traveling on Baguio zigzag road after the door accidentally opened.
A one-year-old child was seen on dashcam video tumbling from a moving cab that purportedly opened the door in Baguio City. Melvin Joe Cadawas, a taxi driver who was following another taxi on Irisan Road, witnessed the occurrence.
Cadawas’ cab’s dash camera captured someone falling from the left door of the taxi he was in front of. He claimed that at first he assumed it was just “something” that had fallen.
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Cadawas claims that after being taken aback by something that fell from the vehicle, he instantly stepped on the brake. He determined that the child who fell from the truck was a child after a thorough examination.
“Siyempre driver’s instinct, mapapapreno ka agad, tapos nagulat na lang ako kasi napansin ko na lang may umangat na parang paa. Doon ko lang na-realize na bata pala ‘yung nalaglag,” said Cadawas.
Until a woman got out of the taxi in front of us and took up the youngster right away. Fortunately, no other car collided with the cab at the time of the occurrence. The child is now in good health.
They tracked down the driver and the cab where the child fell, according to Police Lieutenant Colonel Christian dela Cruz, spokesperson for the Philippine National Police – Highway Patrol Group. The toddler, according to dela Cruz, supposedly opened the door, but he questions the presence of the mother in the back.
According to HPG, the taxi driver who hit the youngster might be held accountable under RA 11229, or the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act. When children are carried in the back, according to dela Cruz, they must have a separate seat. Any motorist discovered breaking the law, whether on public or private roads, would be fined between P1,000 and P5,000 and their driver’s license will be suspended.
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