BACOLOD CITY - A motorcycle rider died while his back-rider was injured after they were hit by an ambulance which was first bumped off by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the intersection of Bacolod-Silay Access road in Barangay Matab-ang, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday.
Killed in the accident was Ricardo Miago, 65, of Barangay Mambulac, Silay City while his back rider Mildred Sarmiento, 43, of Barangay Hawaian, Silay City, was wounded.
PSSG Jade Dela Cruz, traffic investigator of Talisay City Police Station, said the ambulance was on its way to Talisay City Health Office, carrying a patient from a road accident in Barangay Concepcion, Talisay City, when its rear part was hit by an SUV.
Dela Cruz said the ambulance then swerved, fell on its side, and hit the motorcycle driven by Miago.
Dela Cruz said Miago was declared dead on arrival at a hospital, while his back-rider and the ambulance patient suffered minor injuries.
Dela Cruz said that ambulance driver Warlito Bascones, 41, of Barangay Concepcion and the SUV driver, who is an intelligence officer of the Philippine Army, were temporarily held at the police station for further investigation.
Dela Cruz said the family of Miago has already decided not to pursue charges against the two drivers.