Two dead, five injured as motorcycle, hearse collide in Negros Oriental

BACOLOD CITY — Two students were killed while five others were injured after a motorcycle collided with a hearse van along the national highway in Barangay Iniban, Ayungon town, Negros Oriental,  on Wednesday night, November 11.

Police identified the fatalities as the 22-year-old male driver of the black Honda XRM 125 motorcycle, a Criminology student at Negros College, and his 16-year-old female sibling — a Grade 11 student — who was a backrider.

Both were declared dead  at the Bindoy District Hospital.

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The  Ayungon police reported that  the incident occurred around 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of the Ayungon Firing Range.

Initial investigation revealed that the gray Mitsubishi L300 hearse van—owned by Koinonia Funeral Homes and carrying a casket—was traveling southbound from Tayasan toward Ayungon, while the motorcycle was heading northbound in the opposite lane.

Upon reaching the intersection, the motorcycle reportedly swerved suddenly to the left toward the western section  of the roadway, crashing into the oncoming hearse. The impact dragged the motorcycle and its two riders underneath the van, while the hearse also struck three pedestrians walking along the western side of the highway.

Those injured in the crash include the 53-year-old male driver of the hearse van and his 26-year-old male helper, both residents of Barangay Tambo, Ayungon.

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Also hurt were three pedestrians from Barangay Iniban: a 53-year-old woman, an 18-year-old man, and a 16-year-old girl.

All five survivors sustained abrasions and other physical injuries and were rushed by personnel of the Ayungon Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) to the Bindoy District Hospital for medical treatment.

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Responding officers led by Police Master Sergeant Archie G. Ferreron and Police Master Sergeant Jun Ray K. Germudo found the heavily damaged motorcycle pinned beneath the hearse, which sustained damage to its front bumper and windshield.

Police said a case of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicides and multiple physical injuries is being prepared against the hearse driver, pending further investigation and coordination with the families of the victims.