TABUK CITY, Kalinga – A tractor driver died after the occurrence of a road accident along the Tabuk-Pinukpuk road, particularly at barangay Tuga, here, recently.
Senior Superintendent Brent Majaco, provincial director of the Kalinga Provincial Police Office, identified the fatality as Jay-ar Asuncion.
Initial policed investigation showed the motorcycle driven by Jeffrey Paganao overtook a vehicle driven by Rosebert Jan Cirilo when it bmped head on with the tractor driven by the victim that subsequently resulted to the collision of all the vehicles involved.
As a result, the victim sustained multiple head and body injuries and was rushed to the Kalinga Provincial Hospital for medical treatment where he was declared dead on arrival by attending physicians.
Both drivers were brought to the Tabuk City Police Office for further questioning while their vehicles were also temporarily impounded by the responding police operatives.
By Dexter A. See