A 31-year-old woman had to have surgery and have her eye removed after being hit by a Bureau of Fire Protection truck in Pateros Sunday night.
At around 8:45 pm, the victim identified as Annie Tiar and her companion Salome Perez were captured on CCTV walking on the sidewalk of M. Almeda Street in Barangay Magtanggol.
Suddenly a fast-moving fire truck hit them.
Tiar had to undergo surgery to remove her eye after the incident.
The fire truck even collided with a stationary black car.
A motorcycle rider survived and fell to avoid the fire truck.
It was seen in the video that the siren of the fire truck is lit.
Police arrested its driver, FO2 Ramon Lactao II, 36, stationed at the Pateros Fire Station.
According to police, Lactao refused to give a statement.
His condition is being ascertained at the time of the incident.
The barangay said the road is accident-prone.
The firefighter was detained at the Pateros Police Station and faces charges of reckless imprudence resulting in physical injury and property damage.
The Bureau of Fire Protection has not yet made a statement on the incident.
Those who went to Gubat sa Ciudad to undergo swab test
Those who recently bathed in Gubat at Ciudad Resort in Caloocan City will be subjected to a swab test to prevent the possibility of the spread of COVID-19.
“‘Yong mga nagpunta roon ina-advise natin na mag-quarantine muna sila at ramdaman ang kanilang kalusgan. Ipapa-swab din natin sila,” said Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan.
Photos of bathers at the resort went viral on Sunday for violating health protocol. Mass gathering is prohibited in Metro Manila because it is in modified enhanced community quarantine.
The local government is also looking into the name of the resort for the lawsuit. The head of the family who was the owner of the establishment allegedly died this year, said Malapitan.
Malapitan said they will not punish those who bathe at the resort for now. They will first make sure those who go to the resort are quarantined and tested.
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