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2 women killed in separate accidents
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Posted on Jan 23 2006
Two women were killed after they were hit by a vehicle in separate incidents along 2 W Highway in Tanapag and Navy Hill on Saturday, police said yesterday.
Department of Public Safety spokesman Eric David said the first victim, a 33-year-old Chinese, suffered a skull fracture and internal hemorrhage.
David said a doctor at the Commonwealth Health Center pronounced the victim dead on arrival at 3:23am.
The second victim, also a Chinese national, sustained severe trauma to the head and body. She was pronounced dead at 7:25pm that same day, the spokesman said.
Police said the identity of the victims would not be released until their next of kin have been notified about their deaths.
David said the Tanapag accident was reported to DPS at 3:12pm. Preliminary investigation showed that two female garment workers were walking north on the shoulder of the northbound lane.
A vehicle traveling north struck the one who was closer to the highway. David said that, after the impact, the vehicle fled the scene and sped off in a northerly direction.
The second incident was reported to DPS at 6:41pm. David said that preliminary investigation indicates that a Toyota Corolla car driven by Jun Jing Yang was traveling north using the outer lane.
Two pedestrians suddenly crossed the highway heading east. Yang’s car struck the pedestrian.
The report did not mention whether Yang was arrested.
On Nov. 27, 2005, three Chinese persons were killed in a vehicular collision along Beach Road in Chalan Laulau.
