Laborer falls to his death at Bontoc college

BONTOC, Mountain Province – A laborer fell to his death here while fixing the administration building of the Mountain State Polytechnique College at Poblacion last week.

A call was received by police around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 informing them of the accident. Cops went to the place and brought the victim identified as Jefry Morabe Tagcos, 51, married, of Libtong, Burgos, La Union to the Bontoc General Hospital for treatment.

Investigation disclosed around 6 p.m., the victim, after pouring cement on a post, jumped to the floor, but lost his balance causing him to fall on the ground floor at the side of adjacent Senior High building of the Mountain Province General Comprehensive High School. As a result, the victim’s head was fractured and he pronounced dead on arrival by the attending physician at BGH.