Three people were killed while another remained hospitalized following a road crash involving a motorcycle and another vehicle along Sayre Highway in Purok 2-B, Panadtalan, Maramag, Bukidnon, on July 27.
Police said the collision happened at about 2:40 p.m. and involved a motorcycle driven by a 33-year-old man with his 3-year-old male passenger, and another vehicle driven by a 67-year-old man with two passengers.
Initial investigation showed both vehicles were traveling in the same direction. The motorcycle was ahead and was negotiating a slow right turn with its turn signal activated when it was struck from behind by the other vehicle, which police said was traveling at a high rate of speed.
The impact threw the motorcycle, its driver, and the child passenger about 40 meters from the point of collision. The other vehicle veered off the highway, hit several coconut trees about 14 meters away, trapping its occupants inside before flipping for another 24 meters and crashing into roadside concrete barriers.
The motorcycle driver, the 3-year-old passenger, and the male passenger of the other vehicle were rushed to Bukidnon Provincial Hospital in Maramag but were declared dead on arrival by the attending physician.
The female passenger of the other vehicle sustained severe injuries and remained confined at the hospital for treatment.
Police said the driver later surrendered to the Don Carlos Municipal Police Station. At about 5 p.m. on the same day, he was turned over to the Maramag Municipal Police Station, where he remains in custody for proper disposition.
Both vehicles remain under police custody pending further investigation. Authorities said traffic law enforcement and random checkpoints will be intensified to promote road safety in the province.
