By Kit Bagaipo
The Bohol Chronicle
The latest road smash-up last night claimed the lives of three motorists while two were injured after five vehicles collided along the national highway in barangay Dao, this city.
The accident involved a 10-wheeler truck, a pick-up type multicab, two motorcycles and a Mitsubishi Pajero.
Both drivers of the two motorcycles died on the spot as the 10-wheeler truck, driven by one Welbin Nacis, 36, a resident of barangay Calinginan Sur, Sevilla, ran over them.
The casualties were identified as Ronelio Millanar, 50, a resident of barangay Manga this city and Cornelio Putong, 37, a resident of barangay San Isidro, this city.
Putong’s wife, Desideria, also hit by the truck, was rushed to the Gov. Celestino Gallares Regional Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Police said that the multicab, driven by one Saturnino Darunday, followed by the two motorcycles and the Mitsubishi Pajero, driven by one Virgil Tabingo, were going on the same direction when the 10-wheeler truck bound for the city proper veered towards their lane.
The speeding truck, loaded with sand, rammed first into the multicab which swerved on impact.
The two motorcycles crashed into the multicab throwing off its drivers and passengers on the road including Sheena Millanar, 11, daughter and backrider of Ronelio Millanar.
Truck driver Nacis told police that he lost brakes as he tried to maneuver out of the line of vehicles.
He ran over the three victims, missing Millanar’s daughter, Sheena who fell meters away from the pile-up sustaining only minor injuries.
According to police, the area where the accident happened is badly lit while there are no road warning signs.
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