00:00Three children and a man were stabbed and killed on the highway of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on October 19, 2024.
00:12In a cellphone video captured by a resident, some of the children can still be heard talking to their children.
00:23This is the 15th accident that happened this year in Mapalad Road.
00:32What is there on this road? Where do the victims come from?
00:39Talking to each other, someone is stealing in this area.
00:43As soon as the year ends, someone will steal our road.
00:53In the last 100 months of this year, 15 accidents have been recorded on a part of the road in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija.
01:01On October 19, this is the most dangerous accident in the barangay that killed three children.
01:09Who will answer and what is there along this road?
01:162, 6 and 10 years old.
01:21This is the age of the children who were injured in the accident on October 19.
01:26The father of the family was critical and took his life in the hospital.
01:30The story of Mayla Santillana.
01:35It was around 10 p.m. when they returned home from Babang Luksa, Camag-Anap.
01:41Until yesterday, you were with my colleagues in the program.
01:45How did it happen?
01:47We were near our house when it happened.
01:50I was running a little slow.
01:53My husband was in a single car.
01:58His four children were in a tricycle driven by his wife while Mayla was driving another motorcycle.
02:08I was far from my house.
02:10I was driving slowly.
02:13I felt like my head was flying.
02:17They arrived at a blind spot of a busy road.
02:21Suddenly, a motorcycle appeared.
02:31I just looked at it when I heard the sound.
02:38I was so scared.
02:40I saw my son being hit.
02:46I was just screaming for help.
02:48I was taken to the hospital because they were still breathing.
02:50My two children had a weak heartbeat.
03:02A family was traveling on a busy road in Nueva Ecija.
03:06The motorcycle hit the road and crashed into a car.
03:17The children are fighting.
03:23After 10 minutes, the barangay ambulance arrived.
03:29Mayla's three children were taken to the hospital.
03:33The motorcycle and the first part of the tricycle collided.
03:39Mayla's three children were immediately taken to the hospital.
03:42They are Sabunjoy, KL, and Mikmik.
03:45And her husband.
03:48When you ran to the hospital, were you able to talk to your children?
03:53No, they were already unconscious.
03:59Maybe he was waiting for his 20th birthday.
04:03I just told him not to move.
04:06We were already close to the hospital.
04:08But while in the hospital, Mayla gradually lost hope that her three children would still be alive.
04:15Now, there are a lot of people.
04:19Sometimes, I forget.
04:25But when I think about what happened, I can't help but think about it.
04:35I just can't help it.
04:46Three days after the incident,
04:48the man who responded to the victims was found dead.
04:53He showed them the motorcycle and the tricycle that collided.
04:57This is the motorcycle that killed three people.
05:01This is the motorcycle that killed three people.
05:06This is the motorcycle that killed three people.
05:11When I saw this, I was so shocked.
05:15You can really see that a person can't live.
05:19The situation of the motorcycle.
05:21According to the barangay officer, Edgar,
05:23the children were still alive when they were rushed to the hospital.
05:26I was able to get one more brother.
05:36I was brought to the ambulance.
05:40They were lying on the floor of the ambulance.
05:43I couldn't think of anything else.
05:47I just hoped that the children would be saved.
05:57According to the barangay officer, Edgar,
05:59he wasn't surprised by the tragic incident.
06:02Almost three accidents happened this month.
06:09According to a resident who lives on the side of Mapalad Road,
06:12he witnessed an accident that happened to Mila's family.
06:15A big vehicle passed by me.
06:17I turned around.
06:20It hit me right away.
06:23The impact was so strong.
06:25We were there on December 20, 2017.
06:28We jumped there first.
06:30There was also an accident here.
06:31My eyes were blind.
06:33This area, this road,
06:35there are often accidents here.
06:37But Angelito also believes that
06:40there is someone driving on Mapalad Road.
06:45According to what I heard,
06:46someone is driving on this area.
06:49Actually, I was young.
06:50This road is often hit.
06:57As soon as the year ends,
06:58our road is hit.
07:00There was an accident.
07:02There can't be no tragedy.
07:10We got a document from PNP Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija
07:14where we can see the increasing number of vehicular accidents
07:18on Mapalad Road.
07:20In 2023, there were 10 road accidents in the area.
07:24And this year is not yet over.
07:27There were only 15 accidents in the same area.
07:32For the Santa Rosa Police,
07:34it is up to them to bring the accident to Mapalad Road.
07:37Maybe because this part is dark,
07:40it goes down.
07:41You can't see if it's going there or there.
07:45It's a bit blind.
07:46It goes up and down.
07:53The captain of Barangay Mapalad answered.
07:55Just like what happened here,
07:57we will add the CCTV here in our barangay,
08:02especially in the areas where accidents often occur.
08:07Barangay Mapalad was turned over to the police station.
08:10The driver was hit by his family
08:12after he was hospitalized for investigation.
08:16The police found out that the man was drunk.
08:20He was facing several cases of reckless imprudence
08:24resulting to damage to property,
08:26reckless imprudence resulting to physical injury,
08:28and homicide.
08:30I came from a job.
08:32Now, I can drink.
08:35But I'm not drunk.
08:38The tricycle that hit me,
08:41it took my lane.
08:43What I did now,
08:45I ran into its lane,
08:46but it still caught up with me.
08:48Before the incident ended,
08:50the suspect took the opportunity
08:52to apologize to Mila.
08:54I hope they will forgive me
08:56and I don't want what happened.
08:59I'm sorry.
09:02Raracibo tried to convince the local government
09:05of Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija.
09:07They promised to consult
09:09with the provincial government of Nueva Ecija
09:12to make Mapalad Road safer.
09:15If the road is a provincial road,
09:18we need to inform the province.
09:21Maybe they have projects there.
09:24Let's avoid duplication
09:26so that the government's funds won't go to waste.
09:28Let's wait for the storm to pass.
09:31Even if we let it pass,
09:33I don't think it will happen.
09:35Let's wait for it to pass.
09:37Mila's only wish now
09:39is for her husband to come out of the hospital alive.
09:42I really want to fight him.
09:45I can't take it anymore.
09:48I don't know what to do
09:51if it's just the two of us.
09:55Even if Mitcha was caught,
09:57the tragedy that affected Mila's family
10:00is a vivid reminder that
10:02accidents are not chosen by time.
10:09It is the responsibility of the government
10:11and the motorists
10:13to ensure the safety of everyone
10:15and to ensure that everyone can return home
10:18safe and sound
10:20to their loved ones.
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