Driving student hits buko vendor in Mandaluyong

MANILA – A buko vendor was injured after being hit by a car driven by a student driver in Boni Tunnel in Mandaluyong City Wednesday morning. Buko vendor Romeo Cahilig Jr. was brought to the hospital after he was hit on the leg by a sedan owned by Smart Driving School and driven by student driver Aries Paras. Paras said he was following a car in front of him when the latter suddenly shifted to another lane, apparently to avoid the slow-moving buko cart being pushed by Paras and another companion. Paras said he did not notice the two vendors immediately. He said he hit the brakes but it was already late. It was not explained why his instructor, who is usually equipped with a brake of his own, was not able to avert the accident. The incident snarled the traffic in the area, as some of the coconuts got scattered on the road. – report from Dennis Datu, dzMM