ORMOC CITY– A 12-year-old boy was injured after being accidentally hit by a motorcycle while crossing the road along the Diversion Road in Barangay San Roque, Biliran town, Biliran around 11:25 a.m. on Friday, October 31.
Police identified the victim only as “Indoy,” a resident of Barangay San Isidro in the same municipality.
The motorcycle involved, a black Kawasaki CT 100, was driven by “Lito,” 53, a fisherman and resident of Barangay Mapuyo, Kawayan, Biliran.
According to a report from the Biliran Municipal Police Station (MPS), the motorcycle was traveling from La Paz, Leyte, toward Kawayan, Biliran, when the boy suddenly crossed the road near the Biliran gasoline station, resulting in the collision.
The impact caused the child to sustain abrasions and a wound on his left knee. He was immediately brought to the Biliran rural health unit for treatment.
Police took the driver and the motorcycle into custody at the Biliran MPS for proper investigation and disposition.
(ROBERT DEJON)
