Motorist dies in a highway mishap on All Souls' Day in South Cotabato

SURALLAH, South Cotabato -- A motorist was killed here after a three vehicle smash up in front of a public cemetery filled with commuters, cemetery goers and parked vehicles.Chief Inspector Joel Fuerte, Surallah town police chief, identified the fatality as Herman Panolino, 41, resident of Barangay Dumangas, Tboli, South Cotabato.Fuerte said Panolino was driving a motorcycle going to Tboli town and a Mitsubishi L-300 FB van (PJO-291)was tailing him. As the two vehicles were approaching a crossroad leading to public cemetery, the van hit the motorcycle from behind that sent Panolino flying at about 9 a.m. The van was speeding and its driver did not notice the motorbike in front, Fuerte said of the accident that happened in Purok Rizal, Barangay Lamsugod.After the van hit the rear of motorbike, its driver, lost control of the steering wheel and hit a parked Ford Ranger pick-up (UXO - 171). Fuerte said the van turned upside down after it hit the parked Ford pick-up truck. The van driver remained unidentified but in critical condition in a hospital.A certain Arnel, driver of parked Ford vehicle, was inside the cemetery visiting a dead relative at the time of the incident happened.Fuerte said drivers of all types of vehicles passing by in front of public and private cemeteries where road sides are visible should observe limited speed limit to avoid accident. sand//scontent.fceb2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14937480_1096148247158650_3955541656952779608_n.jpg?oh=af820c7b85d1fce83c99353d16730794andampoe=589D5267 sand//scontent.fceb2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14900417_1096148207158654_2073427001990708492_n.jpg?oh=5e2af0c0c386d4b4e963a86130e7c613:ampoe=588915C3