Overturned tricycle kills passenger in Batangas

LUCENA CITY – A 67-year-old passenger of a tricycle was killed in a freak accident in Nasugbu, Batangas, on Wednesday.

The 62-year-old tricycle was negotiating a downhill stretch of road in Barangay Bulihan at 12:30 p.m. when it struck a road barrier and turned over its left side, throwing him and his passenger onto the pavement, according to a Calabarzon police report on Thursday.

The driver attempted to lift and return the tricycle to an upright position, but the vehicle fell onto the passenger, pinning his chest beneath its weight.

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The passenger was declared dead at the scene by responding rescuers.

The driver, who was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, also sustained injuries.

Police are investigating the incident./coa