Cement mixer crushes, kills man

CEBU, Philippines — A motorist died after he was run over by a cement mixer in the southbound lane of the Cebu South Coastal Road (CSCR) yesterday morning.

The victim was identified as Gemson Luchavez, of Cansojong, Talisay City, while the driver of the cement mixer driver was Abundio Tampipi, 41, of Camp 7, Minglanilla, Cebu.

Based on the initial investigation of the Mambaling Police Station, the motorcycle crashed into the mixer after the motorcycle’s steering wheel caught the rear of the mixer.

“Ang motor diri nagsubay edge lane sa sidewalk, mura’g naigo ang iyahang manibela nga left side, mao ‘tong na-crash siya. Pag-crash niya, pagtumba niya, napasok siya sa mixer, nalatayan ang iyahang ulo,” Mambaling Traffic Investigator, Police Corporal Paul Dennis Traya said.

The police station’s traffic patrol group responded to the area immediately upon receiving the alarm at 10:15 a.m. Minutes after the incident happened, responding policemen received a phone call from the wife of Luchavez. They had to tell her he was just killed in an accident.

She is set to return here from Camotes.

Tampipi said he noticed that the motorcycle of Luchavez was not driving straight.

“Nagdagan mi sa CSCR sa may Lantaw tungod, unya akong nakita sa tunga-tunga na, nakita nako sa side mirror, nabantayan nako nga nagwara-wara na iyahang motor, ni-apply ko og brake, pag-apply nako og break, nasabod siya, pagtumba niya, napunta siya sa sentro,” he said.

Traya said they may file charges for reckless imprudence and damage to property with homicide against Tampipi who is under their custody.

Cebu City Transportation Office operations chief Francisco Ouano said after the accident, their mobile traffic patrol responded to the area to man traffic. The incident caused half of an hour of traffic on the southbound lane of CSCR. — BRP (FREEMAN)