2 pedestrians dead in Quezon road mishaps
LUCENA CITY –– Two pedestrians died Monday and Tuesday after passing vehicles hit them along the Maharlika Highway in Quezon province.
A Quezon police report said Vivencio Llames Jr., 51, was crossing the highway when an unidentified vehicle bumped him in Barangay Sampaloc 2 in Sariaya town at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday.
The vehicle sped away after the incident, the report said.
Llames, who suffered grave injuries, died while being taken to a hospital in neighboring Candelaria town.
In Atimonan town, Angelito Banton, 45, was hit by a Manila-bound van driven by Domingo Literal at Maharlika Highway in Barangay Magsaysay around 10:30 a.m. Monday.
The gravely injured victim also died while being taken to a hospital in the town center.
Article continues after this advertisementThe police said the van swerved to the right shoulder of the highway and hit Banton, who was walking on the roadside.
