A senior citizen was killed Thursday morning following a traffic incident along Rizal Street in Pontevedra’s Barangay II Poblacion. Authorities identified the fatality as 60-year-old Jover Geolingo Garina of the town’s Barangay Miranda.
According to police, the victim was driving northbound aboard his motorcycle and, while shifting to the inner lane of the road, was struck by a van driven by 44-year-old Stephen Rey Sayson.
Garina was rushed to Valladolid District Hospital but was declared dead on arrival due to fatal head injuries.
Sayson has since been detained while the Pontevedra police look into the matter./WDJ