A police corporal driving his motorcycle to attend a riding course orientation at Police Regional Office 2 (PRO2 ) in Tuguegarao City died in a road accident along national highway in Barangay Payac, Jones, Isabela, at 5:35 a.m. Saturday.
Police identified the cop as Cpl. Rondel Balisacan, 30, a member of San Agustin Police.
Prior to the incident, Balisacan was traversing the road when he lost control of his motorcycle, hitting an unlighted DENR barricade and colliding with an Isuzu Mini Elf (WCW 447) driven by John Reymar De Leon.
The victim landed on a cemented pavement. He was rushed to Prospero G Bello Integrated Community Hospital (PGBICH) in Jones, Isabela, but he was declared dead on arrival. (Liezle Basa Inigo)