A feminine rider, who works as a nurse, was injured after reportedly being run over by a contemporary jeepney on Thursday, July 25, 2024, in Brgy. Tabunok, Talisay Metropolis, Cebu. | through Paul Lauro
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 56-year-old nurse was rushed to a hospital after the bike she was driving was hit by a public utility car (PUV) in Brgy. Tabunok, Talisay Metropolis, Cebu on Thursday morning, July 25, 2024.
The vehicular accident occurred at round 7 a.m.
The sufferer was recognized as Pearlie Mensidor, 56, a resident from Tungkil, Minglanilla city, southern Cebu.
Mensidor reportedly works as a nurse for the Cebu Metropolis Well being Division.
The bike pushed by the sufferer and the fashionable jeepney had been reportedly touring in the identical course in the direction of Cebu Metropolis from the southern space when the accident occurred.
In line with Jonathan Tumulak, head of the Metropolis of Talisay – Visitors Operations and Growth Authority (CT-TODA), the sufferer was coming from her home in Minglanilla.
On the time of the incident, site visitors within the space was gradual shifting due to a disabled car.
Whereas the 2 automobiles had been facet by facet, the fashionable jeepney allegedly hit the sufferer’s bike. When the bike’s steering wheel was nudged, Mensidor tripped and fell to the bottom. Her left arm was then run over by the fashionable jeepney, Tumulak stated.
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The injured sufferer was dropped at the Cebu South Medical Heart for quick medical remedy. She will likely be transferred to a hospital in Cebu Metropolis.
In the meantime, the driving force of the fashionable jeepney, recognized as Jayme Roxas, was dropped at the CT-TODA workplace.
In line with Tumulak, the jeepney driver advised him that he was driving gradual on the time of the accident as a result of site visitors congestion.
However the driver reportedly admitted that he observed just a few bikes together with his car.
Nonetheless, he solely observed what occurred when he heard a loud bang coming from the facet of the PUV.
After stopping, the jeepney’s conductor acquired off and noticed Mensidor mendacity on the bottom.
Tumulak stated that the jeepney driver could also be going through a cost of reckless imprudence ensuing to bodily harm.
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