Cebu City has logged at least 50 vehicular accidents since the start of 2026, according to the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO).

On April 13 and 14 alone, CCTO recorded 26 accidents involving motorcycles, something that CCTO head Raquel Arce considers as alarming.

“Alarming gyud siya. Aduna gyuy pagpabaya or aduna gyuy… reckless driving gyud… dili traffic mao nang mukusog ang imong dagan without thinking nga ni-overspeed na ka… bisan pa man gani og unsa ka ka-careful, kung ang imong kaatbang or pikas party maoy reckless,” Arce said.

Two died in these motorcycle accidents, the latest of which happened on April 14 that ended the life of an 18-year-old university student.

In that accident, the student was heading to school with her 19-year-old classmate on board a motorcycle when they collided with an ambulance that was transporting a patient to a hospital.

The accident happened on the flyover on Archbishop Reyes Avenue in Barangay Luz at past 2 p.m.

Based on investigation, the two vehicles were heading in opposite directions. The ambulance allegedly encroached the opposite lane and ended up colliding with the motorcycle ridden by the students.

The students were thrown off the motorcycle but the female student riding in pillion had it worse when the ambulance hit her head when she was already on the pavement.

Her male companion is in critical condition, as of this writing.

The impact was so strong that the driver’s side of the ambulance’s bumper was damaged heavily.

The ambulance driver ended up in jail.

As of this writing, the victims’ families are yet to decide whether or not they would settle the matter with the ambulance driver.

Arce said CCTO is considering of recommending banning motorcycles from the flyover.

While it was the ambulance that reportedly counterflowed in the flyover incident, Arce said motorcycles are often the ones that counterflow, especially when the driver sees a space it can squeeze the motorcycle in to get ahead.

In a Facebook post, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reminded emergency vehicles to avoid counterflowing or to be extra careful when circumstances demand it.