ILOILO City – Police Officer 2 Edbert Labios was driving a motorcycle in the island province of Guimaras when a stray dog suddenly crossed the road.
The incident that night on Thursday caused Labios to fall off his motorcycle and to the ground, a police report showed.
Labios, a 42-year-old officer assigned at the police station in Buenavista town, died of the head and body injuries he sustained.
The incident happened at around 9:55 p.m. in Barangay Salvacion, Buenavista.
Citing witnesses, police said Labios tried to evade the stray dog but this only caused him to lose control of the motorcycle./PN