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Corpse falls off hearse and run over
A taxi rammed into a hearse in Quezon City, sending a corpse flying out of the vehicle on to a pavement before being run over by another vehicle.
- By Gilbert Felongco, Correspondent
- Published: 00:00 June 2, 2006
Manila: A taxi rammed into a hearse in Quezon City, sending a corpse flying out of the vehicle on to a pavement before being run over by another vehicle.
The driver of the hearse was fixing a tyre puncture in the middle of a highway when the accident occurred along the city's Commonwealth district around dawn on Tuesday. "The driver was changing the tyres of the hearse when a taxi slammed into the rear of the vehicle," a witness interviewed by a television network said, adding that the taxi driver was apparently drowsy when the accident occurred.
Traffic came to a standstill on the road as everyone gaped at the lifeless accident victim.
Quezon City investigators cannot decide whether they should file homicide charges against the taxi driver, Jimmy Bautista, as the victim was already dead before he met with the accident.
"Traffic investigators are preparing to file charges of reckless imprudence resulting in damage to property against the taxi driver," traffic aide Cristanto Gragatin was quoted by the daily Philippine Star.
"The family of the 'accident victim' are still uncertain about what charges to file," he said.
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