Bus kills man, injures companion in Victorias City


BACOLOD CITY – A man was killed while his companion was injured when their tricycle was hit by a Ceres Liner bus on Osmeña Ave., Hacienda Ideal, Barangay 13, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, August 20.

Killed in the accident was Elf Sanipa, 25, of Barangay 10 here. Injured was Jenalyn Navarro, 29, of Barangay Vista Alegre, this city.

The Victorias City Police Station said the tricycle driven by Sanipa suddenly swerved to the left due to mechanical trouble and hit the bus.

A copy of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera footage showed that the tricycle encroached the lane of the bus when it suffered mechanical trouble.

Sanipa was declared dead in a hospital while Navarro was taken to the Corazon Locsin Montilebano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) here.

Jade Seballos, media and legal officer of Vallacar Transit Inc. (VTI), said they have initially extended assistance to Navarro.

Seballos said they are scheduled to meet with the victims’ families on Tuesday, August 22.