CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Three members of a family were killed and six were injured when a Sports Utility Vehicle crashed into two tricycles in Barangay Bucal here on All Saints’ Day.
A CALAMBA City rescue team attends to victims of a road accident involving two tricycles and a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) in Barangay Bucal, Calamba City, on Wednesday, November 1. (Photo via Danny Estacio)
Police identified the fatalities as Gilbert Palupit, tricycle driver, 35; his wife, Aileen, 34, and child Maria Aleisha Gale, residents of Barangay Real, this city.
Injured were the Palupit children Akisha Gillen, 10; Allysa Joy, 12, and Ayesha Gillian, 9; John Rey San Juan, the driver of the other tricycle driver, and his passenger Myla Alorro, residents of Nagcarlan, Laguna, and Clay John Tianzon, SUV passenger.
Initial investigation said the SUV driven by Alyssa Mae Abitria suddenly occupied the victims’ lane and collided with their tricycles.
The victims slumped on the highway and sustained serious injuries.
Gilbert died on the spot and Aileen and Maria Aleisha were declared dead on arrival in a hospital in this city.
The other victims were taken to a hospital here.
Abitria was taken into custody by the Calamba police. She faces charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide, multiple serious physical injuries, and damage to property.