A MAN died after his motorcycle hit a garbage truck parked on the flyover of Gov. M. Cuenco Ave. in Barangay Banilad, Cebu City, at 1:58 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025.
Police identified the fatality as Seraga Alcer Alcover, 39, a resident of Hillside, Barangay Talamban.
Based on the investigation of the Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU) of the Cebu City Police Office, Alcover was riding his motorcycle toward Talamban when he failed to notice a stationary garbage truck in the middle of the flyover.
Because of his speed, he hit the truck’s rear bumper and was thrown off the motorcycle. Emergency Medical Services personnel brought him to the Cebu City Medical Center, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
The garbage truck, driven by Jalon Roderick Rabago, 45, of White Road, Barangay Inayawan, had stopped on the flyover to collect garbage.
Rabago is now in TEU custody and may face a charge of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide. / AYB