Train vs Trike train driver arrested

[dvldoc]

It seems to be the trend in the Philippines to arrest the person who is not at fault of a fatal accident. Just like the Everest vs the Bus. How do they expect a train driver to stop on a dime to avoid a trike that not even crossing at a railroad crossing. Was watching it on TV patrol it it just made me angry. One the reasons I have a foward and rear facing camera on my vehicle.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/re...camsur-kills-5

MANILA, Philippines – Five people died after a train rammed a tricycle in Iriga City, Camarines Sur on Friday morning.

Constancio Toledano, Philippine National Railways (PNR) operations manager, admitted there was no crossing keeper stationed in the area when the crash occurred, but insisted that the train’s driver sounded his horn repeatedly.

The tricycle driver, Danilo Doroteo, continued crossing the railroad because he allegedly did not hear the horn due to his hearing problem.

The tricycle reportedly had at least 12 passengers, composed mostly of students who were on their way to school.

The following people died:

Danilo Doroteo, 51 (driver)
Shiela sapinoso, 32 (public school teacher)
Kent Lester Doroteo, 12
Kimberly Doroteo, 13
John Richard Rosal, 15

Meanwhile, the following students were injured:

Mikee Villanueva, 15
Hanny Mae Baal, 12
Ronnil Rodilas, 13
Loren Legada, 12
Jessa Bareno, 17
Joshua Salamanque, 14
Hanson Baal, 15
Angelo Zoilo, 15

The PNR promise to extend financial assistance to the families of the victims.

Meanwhile, the train driver, identified as Froilan Ollero, is facing multiply homicide, physical injuries and damage to property.

Note there where 14 people on this one trike. So basically you can just hit any larger vehicle and it's the larger vehicles fault no matter how obviously at fault the other drive is like passing on a blind corner with a solid line that shows you can't pass or on a speeding train that takes 1000's of feet to stop when somebody in a overloaded trike who does not have the common sense to look before he crosses the track.

This kind of logic is embarrassing.

[jut703]

Just saw this in the news tonight.

I doubt the train driver will be convicted. Mukhang solid ang backing niya from PNR. Also, aminado naman yung wife nung deceased driver na mahina pandinig nung driver, which explains witness accounts saying that despite the train's continuous honking, the trike continued to speed up.

The trike was also overloaded at the time, which is why the driver passed a back road in the first place, to avoid scrutiny by provincial officials. 8 lang daw ang max. capacity ng trike, though I think even this number is too high. Not because the trike is underpowered, but the brakes aren't designed to handle such weight. Also, ano nalang mangyayari sa mga nakasabit pag nagkabanggaan - fly fly away na.

[dieselNUBI]

Basta may namatay , homicide agad. Kelangan talaga huliin pero pwede naman mapa walang sala

[vh3r]

hirap talaga naggkalat na mga bobo sa kalsada

[gearhead000]

onli in the pelepens.

condolences sa mga nasawi. a darwin award naman dun sa driver.

[chua_riwap]

14 passengers, sa tricycle?
ano yun, mga acrobats?

[Harangody]

Sobrang bobo talaga ng mga batas natin, lahat ng may common sense alam na kasalanan toh ng trike driver. Nabuhay ba yung bobo na trike driver?

[chua_riwap]

Nabuhay ba yung bobo na trike driver?

patay..........

[111prez]

^ one less idiot in the world

:hysterical:

[ghosthunter]

^ one less idiot in the world

:hysterical:

Darwin Award candidate...

[Monseratto]

Hmm...may kasama pang school teacher...baka field trip 'to. Dapat hinampas ng school teacher yung tanga na driver. And how the hell did the trike driver get his license (if he had one) if he's nearly deaf?

[renzo_d10]

^ Kaching-kaching....$$$

[falken]

Hmm...may kasama pang school teacher...baka field trip 'to. Dapat hinampas ng school teacher yung tanga na driver. And how the hell did the trike driver get his license (if he had one) if he's nearly deaf?

Bakit kaya pumayag yung teacher na isakay sila sa sobrang overloaded na tricycle? Mukhang wala ring common sense.

[EE100shiro]

bingi ung trike driver pero nakakadrive
paano kaya nagkasya ung 13 na tao sa tricycle hindi ko ma imagine



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[EE100shiro]

kung ganyan edi nag talunan ung ibA...naiwan ung sa loob



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[hein]

14 passengers, sa tricycle?
ano yun, mga acrobats?

Bwahahaha

[chua_riwap]

^ o di ba?

parang mga chinese acrobats yung tricycle, nung mabundol ng tren.
at ayaw daw dumaan sa hi-way, kasi huhulihin siya ng pulis, kasi nga bawal yung ginagawa nya.

so matagal na nyang (driver) ginagawa yun. may alternate route siya eh, na kelangan tumawid sa riles.
minalas nga lang........

[uls]

reminder lang yan na ang Pinas ay isang developing country

safety features my a$$... seatbelts, ABS, airbags, traction control, 5 star crash test rating WHATEVER

solve this first --

[timrev]

hay...nakakaawa naman yun mga pasahero nun tricyle...ang tanga kasi nun driver...sana natuto na mga driver ng tricyle sakanila na wag mag overloading...nakakaawa binayaran lang daw ng PNR ng tag 10000 bawat patay...tsk...tsk

hay sana upgrade ng PNR un gilid ng railway lagyan sana nila ng bakod, at bawat intersection dapat my security 24/7, gawin din sana nila 2 railway na...kelan kaya maaa upgrade ang PNR

[skybison]

Mas tipid ka sa deds kesa nabuhay, nabaldado, etc pati lungkot babayaran mo. :D

-1 idiot (-13 innocent?) tsk