POLILLO, Quezon – A 48-year-old coconut farmer was killed by a falling coconut tree on Monday morning, July 28, in Barangay Bucao, here.
Police identified the victim as Andrew.
The victim, along with three others, was harvesting coconuts in a coconut farm owned by the barangay chairman when a coconut tree suddenly toppled and hit him.
The incident was reported by the barangay chairman to the police.
He died on the spot and based on the examination of the municipal health officer, the cause of death of the victim was cerebral hemorrhage secondary to an accidental fall from a coconut tree.