LTO suspends van driver's license after student hit on pedestrian lane in Rizal
- A student sustained minor injuries after being struck by a van while crossing a pedestrian lane in San Mateo, Rizal
- CCTV footage showed the child was already using the designated crossing when the accident happened
- The Land Transportation Office issued a show-cause order and suspended the driver's license for 90 days
- Authorities said the driver could face heavier penalties depending on the outcome of the investigation
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A student was injured after being hit by a van while crossing a pedestrian lane in San Mateo, Rizal, prompting the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to suspend the driver's license and order him to explain the incident.
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The accident took place on General Luna Avenue on Thursday and was captured by CCTV footage featured in a report by Vonne Aquino on "24 Oras Weekend" on Saturday.
Video showed the child using the pedestrian lane while a passenger jeep stopped to allow the youngster to cross. Moments later, a van continued moving and struck the victim despite the child being within the designated crossing area.
Fortunately, a hospital was located directly across the street, allowing responders to bring the child for immediate medical attention.
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“Nakita po namin na conscious pa 'yung bata kaya agad din po kaming nagpatawag ng volunteer doctor para tingnan 'yung bata, kung ano 'yung kaniyang kalagayan. At agad din tayong nagpatawag ng ambulansiya,” says Raquel Orteza, administrative aide of DPOS San Mateo.
According to police investigators, the van overtook the stopped jeep and failed to notice the child crossing the road.
"Magkasunod kasi itong SUV at saka passenger jeep. Noong huminto itong passenger jeep, kasi may dadaan na mga pedestrian natin, nag-overtake itong SUV at hindi niya napansin na may papatawid na bata. 'Yun nasagasaan niya itong bata," says Police Lieutenant Colonel Armel Tabaog, chief of the San Mateo Municipal Police Station.
Police said the student suffered abrasions, while the driver shouldered the victim's hospital expenses.
Meanwhile, the LTO issued a show-cause order and imposed a 90-day preventive suspension on the driver's license while the case is under investigation.
"Paalala sa mga driver, hindi tayo ang priority sa pedestrian lane, iyong pedestrian o iyong tumatawid ang priority diyan so obligado silang huminto," says Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao, chief of the LTO.
"Marami pong mga driver natin ang pasaway hindi nila nirerespeto 'yung pedestrian lane kaya 'yan ho nangyayari," adds Lacanilao.
He also stressed that any settlement reached with the victim would not affect the government's separate administrative proceedings.
"Kasalukuyan ho naka-alarm na 'yung sasakyan, mabigat po 'yan ma’am kasi reckless 'yan, mabigat 'yung kaniyang parusa diyan," says Lacanilao.
The LTO said the driver's license could face a longer suspension or even revocation, depending on the findings of the agency's investigation.
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