A 2-year-old girl survived while her parents and 7-year-old brother died after a traffic accident in Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental, Sunday, March 24.
The survivor is recuperating at a hospital in Bayawan City, Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOPPO), said on Monday.
Her parents and brother were brought to a morgue in the same city.
Initial police investigation showed that the family were on board a motorcycle when it collided with a tricycle around 9:15 p.m. Sunday in Barangay Poblacion.
The male tricycle driver, 42, was unharmed and is detained at the Bayawan City police station.
The police are coordinating with the City Social Welfare and Development Office of Bayawan on how to deal with the orphan, Polinar added.*PNA