BAGUIO CITY – A 56-year-old motorcycle rider died after he was rammed over by a garbage truck of the local government along Kennon Road Tuesday morning.
Police authorities identified the fatality as Armando Layao, 56, married, taxi driver and a resident of Loakan Liwanag, Baguio City.
Initial police investigation showed that the garbage truck driven by Cesar Bulhayon Desierto was traversing Kennon Road and was supposed to take the outer lane from the inner lane when it accidentally bumped the motorcycle driven by Layao.
Concerned residents and responding police officers immediately rushed the victim to the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center (BGHMC) for medical treatment of the injuries he sustained but he was declared on arrival by attending physicians.
Layao’s remains was already brought to a local funeral parlor while the driver is now in the custody of the local police force awaiting the filing of the appropriate charges against him. By HENT