Three-year-old girl dies, parents injured in Bacolod accident


BACOLOD CITY – A three-year-old girl was killed while her parents were injured after their motorcycle was hit by a 10-wheel truck on the circumferential road in Barangay Villamonte here on Tuesday, April 18.

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A THREE-year-old girl died after she was run over by a truck that was tailing their motorcycle in Barangay Villamonte, Bacolod City on Tuesday, April 18. (Photo courtesy of John Dale Salazar)


Injured were Jude Jett Areglo, 40, of Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental, and Sheila Mae Niem, 23, according to the police.

Based on initial investigation, a truck driven by Jemmy Panes of Victorias City was tailing the motorcycle driven by Areglo.

The motorcycle was able to cross the road before the red light, but Panes allegedly beat the red light, leading him to hit the motorcycle.

Areglo lost control over the motorcycle and they all fell to the ground.

The truck then ran over the child that resulted in her immediate death.

Police are preparing the filing of charges against the truck driver, who is detained at Police Station 4.

Last Saturday, a motorcycle rider also died after he hit a truck that executed a left turn in Barangay Banago here.