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2 killed in Pangasinan accidents

Easy to maneuver through heavy traffic and more affordable to maintain, motorcycles have become popular among Filipinos. However, drivers and riders usually take for granted safety rules in using them, leading to many accidents and deaths. (File photo by Erwin Agullon, Radyo Inquirer 990 AM)

San Jacinto and Calasiao towns, Pangasinan (Map by www.weather-forecast.com)

DAGUPAN CITY — Two men have died in two separate road accidents in Pangasinan province, the police reported.

Emilio Navarro, 79, was crossing the Urdaneta-Dagupan Road in Barangay (village) Bued in Calasiao town at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday, when he was hit by a truck.

Navarro was taken to a hospital in Dagupan City, where he died. The truck driver, Jimmy Laudencia, 36, is now facing a case of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide.

In San Jacinto town, Ryan Bustamante was on his way home when his motorcycle collided with a bicycle in Barangay Lobong at 8:15 p.m.

Bustamante was thrown off his motorcycle and was taken to a hospital in Dagupan City but he did not make it there alive.

The bicycle driver, Bernardo Barrozo, 40, also suffered injuries and he is now being treated in a hospital in Mapandan town. SFM

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