2 killed after truck hits their tricycle in Camarines Sur

A retired Army personnel and his 17-year-old son were killed after their tricycle figured in a collision with a trailer truck on Andaya National Highway in Barangay Pasay in Del Gallego town in Camarines Sur Wednesday.

The tricycle of Fidel Latoza, 50, and son Meynard, 17, went out of control after the motorcycle's rear tire burst, GMA News stringer Peewee Bacuño reported.


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Both victims were heading for Ragay in Camarines Sur from Tagkawayan town in Quezon to inspect their land when they figured in the accident.

Photos tweeted by Bacuño showed the tricycle was wrecked.

An initial investigation showed the tricycle (3866-FR) went out of control after one of its tires burst, and it collided with the oncoming International Harvester trailer truck (101710, trailer plate LUC-726).

Fidel was killed on the spot while Meynard was rushed to the Tagkawayan District Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The tricycle was dragged for 20 meters.

Truck driver Noel Gera, 40, surrendered to police, who are investigating the cause of the collision. — Joel Locsin/LBG, GMA News