The victim, 20-year-old John Gabriel Diala, was hit by an oil tanker while he was standing at the road’s center island around midnight.
According to a witness, Diala was waiting for a chance to reach the other side of the road when he was hit and dragged by the oil tanker to a Light Rail Transit (LRT) post.
“Hawak nya pa yung cellphone nung na-sandwich sa poste, labas ang bituka at naputol ang kanang binti,” said barangay watchman Nel Garcia.
Garcia added the oil tanker was trying to race ahead of a bus before the accident.
“Nakikipagkarera sa bus e, tinamaan nya pa nga sa may likod yung bus bago bumangga dyan,” he said.
Another witness said the oil tanker’s driver and his companion immediately left the scene.
The victim’s mother, Ella Diala, meanwhile, is seeking justice for the death of her eldest son.
“Hindi kita titigilan hanggang di mo pinagbabayaran ang ginawa mo sa anak ko,” Diala said.
