DRIVER’S LICENSE OF DRIVER IN P’PANGA FATAL ROAD CRASH SUSPENDED

THE Land Transportation Office (LTO) suspended for 90-days the driver’s license of a truck driver involved in a fatal road accident that left four minor siblings dead in Pampanga.

LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II issued the suspension order.

According to Mendoza, the preventive suspension of the driver’s license of the driver of an Isuzu Forward Truck will be effective until such time that the investigation of the LTO-Central Luzon headed by Regional Director Ronnie Montejo is done.

For his part, Montejo said a Show Cause Order was already issued against the driver of the Isuzu Forward truck who is a resident of Himalayan City in Negros Occidental.

Based on the report provided by the local police to the LTO-Central Luzon, all the victims were on a “kolong-kolong” (a type of tricycle being used for loading of materials) driven by their father when the incident occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on November 22 in Porac-Angeles Road in Bgy. Manibaug Pasig, Porac, Pampanga.

The “kolong-kolong” was in the middle of the road and waiting for its chance to turn left on its way home when struck by the Isuzu Forward truck from behind.

The “kolong-kolong” was driven by Edmond Canlapan with his four children, aged 2 to 10, as his passengers.

As a result, the “kolong-kolong” occupied the opposite side of the road, which led to the tricycle being hit by a dump truck.

Two of the children died on the spot while the two others succumbed to serious injuries in a hospital.