Senior Citizen Dies of Accident Due to Minor Teenagers Playing Drag Race

Senior Citizen Passes Away After Involved on Vehicular Accident Due to Drag Racing Minors

A senior citizen passes away after involved in an accident due to minor teenagers playing drag race in the area.

Nowadays, road accident has been one of the most common traffic problems not only in the Philippines but also in different countries all around the world. It usually causes injuries and even death to the victims.

The Philippine government is already implementing stricter rules and regulations to prevent such incidents. Unfortunately, there are still a lot of hard-headed and reckless motorists violating the traffic policy.

Senior Citizen

The elderly man named Simeon Calunsag Sr. got into a vehicular accident after his multicab accidentally collides with a trailer truck after youngsters play drag race along the national highway of Jasaan, Misamis Oriental.

The victim has been rushed to the nearest hospital but the doctors declared him dead-on-arrival. The tragic accident happened at Purok 6, Barangay Hampason in the said municipality.

The police authorities discovered that a minor motorcycle rider tried to overtake a trailer truck. The multicab driver identified as Richard Almonteson and the drag racer suffered wounds and injuries due to the incident.

The cops reported that there are three more motorcycle riders involved on the drag race.

Jasaan MPS chief Police Major Marstar Lorenzo reported that the minor rider is currently detained at the custody of MSWD Jasaan. The young rider will face charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and multiple injuries and damage to property.

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