BACOLOD City – The motorcycle they were riding crashed against a truck on the national highway in Barangay Punta Mesa, Manapla, Negros Occidental.
The 34-year-old resident Glenn Beronio and her 7-year-old daughter Shanel sustained head and body injuries, police said.
According to police investigators, Glenn and Shanel were about to turn left going to a school when they were hit by a stake truck driven by 66-year-old Romeo Marcial of Barangay Magsaysay, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental.
The incident happened around 7:45 a.m. on Feb.26.
Glenn and Shanel were rushed to the Ikaayong Lawas Foundation Hospital in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, but were later transferred to a hospital in this city.
Marcial, meanwhile, was brought to the Manapla municipal police station, where he was detained./PN