We've all seen them. Across the Philippines families pile on motorcycles. Babies and small children are crammed in-between their mother and father. Too often neither the adults nor the children are wearing helmets. It's a recipe for disaster. One family of five is now no more because they decided to treat their motorcycle as if it were a van.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2025/2/16/family-of-5-dead-in-motorcycle-truck-collision |
A family of five was killed in a collision in Barangay Gimangpang, Initao, Misamis Oriental on Friday afternoon, Feb. 14.
Investigation said the victims – a man, his wife, and their three children – were on their way home to Iligan City from an occasion in Alubijid, Misamis Oriental when their motorcycle tried to overtake and rammed an Isuzu wing van truck bound for Cagayan de Oro City.
The truck stopped and was hit by a Honda Civic from Tubod, Iligan City from behind.
The victims were taken to a hospital where they were declared dead.
The truck driver is in police custody and faces appropriate cases.
The article does not give us any details. How old were the children? Wear they wearing helmets? It doesn't really matter though. Cramming five people on a motorcycle is inherently dangerous. Of course in the Philippines utility is prized over safety.
It also does not help that the police do not patrol the roads on a regular basis. As I noted above, all of these facts combined is a recipe for disaster.
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