A 53-year-old laborer died after his motorcycle crashed into a mahogany tree along the Kabankalan-Mabinay Road in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10.
The Kabankalan City Component Police Station identified the victim only as alias “Gor-gor,” a resident of Sitio Overflow, Brgy. Hilamonan.
Police said the victim was driving a Yamaha Vega 115 motorcycle from the Kabankalan City Public Market toward the Kabankalan-Mabinay Road when the incident happened at around 5:20 p.m. in Villa Concha, Brgy. Hilamonan.
Initial investigation showed that the motorcycle was traveling along the right outer lane when the rider suddenly swerved toward the roadside and collided with a mahogany tree.
The victim sustained serious injuries, particularly to the head.
Personnel of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office brought him to the Lorenzo D. Zayco District Hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival.
Police said no official receipt or certificate of registration for the motorcycle was presented during the initial investigation.
Authorities are continuing their investigation into the circumstances of the road incident.
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