Bus hits motorcycle, drags rider to death in Abra

PIDIGAN, Abra – An 18-year-old was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was hit and dragged by a passenger bus at 9 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 here on Abra-Ilocos Sur Road in Barangay Pangtud.
    Victim Sean Kenneth Laureta, came from a birthday party headed home when he met the tragic accident.
    When he was about to go back to get the cap while riding his vehicle, he was hit by the passenger bus and was dragged almost 10 meters from the point of impact.
    Both vehicles were headed north when the accident happened.
    The bus, according to the police, overtook a tricycle prior to the crash.
    Police said the passenger bus driver might not have noticed the motorcycle coming back, resulting in the accident.
    Due to the impact, blood stains were scattered in crash site.
    Rescuers brought the victim to the Abra Provincial Hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival.
    A case will be filed against the driver for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and damage to properties, even though both parties decided an amicable settlement, as part of the process.
 

    A witness said the victim’s cap fell off while driving.