October 18, 2022
A MAN died after his motorcycle slammed into a lamppost on Natalio Bacalso Avenue in Barangay East Poblacion in the City of Naga, southern Cebu, in the early hours of Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
The victim was identified as Edilberto Bardilas Alegado, a 64-year-old resident of Barangay Calajoan, Minglanilla.
His passenger, 40-year-old Marilou Amier Alima, also a resident of the barangay, was brought to the hospital. Her condition was described as critical.
According to Lieutenant Colonel Junnel Caadlawon, chief of the City of Naga Police Station, the two were on their way home when the accident happened past 1 a.m.
Caadlawaon said the driver may have fallen asleep on the wheel.
The police official advised motorists to stop and take a nap if they feel drowsy to avoid an accident. (BBT, PJB)