Kambal na Grade 11 na mga estudyante, patay nang ma-hit and run ng isang van

- Twin Grade 11 students died after the motorcycle that they were riding were allegedly hit by a van

- In a report by ABS-CBN, the two 16-year-old boys died in Brgy. Munguia in Nueva Vizcaya

- The driver of the van did not bother to attend to the victims but fled

- The two boys left their home to pick up some vegetables that they would be eating for a sports competition later on the day of the incident

Twin Grade 11 students riding a motorcycle are dead after they were allegedly hit and run by a van in Nueva Vizcaya this Monday, ABS-CBN News reported.

The Balagat family mourns the simultaneous death of 16-year-old twin boys after a road crash in Barangay Munguia.

The driver of the van that hit the twins fled and left the vehicle on the road.

The victims were rushed to the hospital but they could not be saved.

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According to their father, Armando Balagat, his children went home this Monday afternoon to get vegetables that they were going to eat for a sports competition.

The victims are forced to ride motorcycles because their school is far away and there are no passenger vehicles in their remote areas, he added.

They were said to be happy when they had their father and son talk where they discussed about competing in the track-and-field competition. He said the road crash happened while they were returning to school.

The father of the victims requested that the van driver surrender and face his responsibility.

According to the Dupax del Norte police report, the motorcycle and van that collided with the victims were traveling in both directions. The van was about to turn left when the collision occurred.

Although police have identified the driver of the van, authorities are still searching for him.

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News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable. Traffic altercations or issues are also among those that capture the attention of netizens since they occur on a day-to-day basis.

In other news, a man was arrested after he allegedly stole two cases of empty soft drinks. Thereafter, after having stolen the two cases, another person allegedly stole something from him as well, when he already placed the stolen cases in one area. The suspect was arrested after the store owner reported the incident to authorities.

Still in other news, a rider who passed through the EDSA busway in EDSA-Ortigas in the morning tried to evade being issued a ticket. In the process of his escape, he hit a traffic enforcer that was in the middle of the road and trying to stop him. According to the report of DZBB Super Radyo, he also hit a cyclist as he was making his escape. The rider said that he lost his brakes, which was why he was seemingly escaping.

Source: KAMI.com.gh