24-05-2025
Boy sustains fracture after hit by van in Zarraga, Iloilo
A van hit a 10-year-old boy on the national highway of Barangay Jalaud (pronounced Ha-la-wud) Sur in Zarraga town, Province of Iloilo.
The incident was caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera.
The boy crossed the road and was hit eventually by the van past 2 p.m. on May 22, 2025.
The video showed that the boy was thrown away a few meters on impact.
The victim was identified only as a certain 'Junner,' a resident of the said barangay.
The child was supposed to go to a chapel across the road to attend a Holy Mass. He was on his own because he was reportedly left behind by his companions.
'Sabi ko, ner huwag ka munang tumawid kasi may van. Tapos, may tumawag sa kanya hindi ko alam kung sino. Nang tumakbo na siya, iyon na, nabangga siya,' Lyka, the boy's sister, said.
The victim sustained an injury on the head and a right leg fracture.
As of this writing, he is already recuperating at a hospital in Iloilo City.
The driver of the van was identified as Rendon Galanto, a resident of Tobias Fornier town, Province of Antique. He was bound for Dumangas town, Iloilo that day.
According to Zarraga Police, both parties have already settled the matter amicably.
Galanto was released from detention after the reglementary period had lapsed.
'About sa settlement nila sa ospital, okay na doon ang driver ng van,' Staff Sergeant Ivan Christian Saludares, investigator at Zarraga Municipal Police Station.
(via GMA Regional TV One Western Visayas Desk)
