Iligan police traffic chief perish in highway mishap
Peace and Order • 12:45 PM Tue May 4, 2021
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By:
John M. Unson
Photo courtesy of Iligan City Police Office
COTABATO CITY --- A police major at the helm of the traffic unit of the Iligan City police died in a highway accident Monday in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental.
Victim Major Abogado Mautin was on his way to the Police Regional Office-10 in Cagayan de Oro City when his Toyota Innova was rammed by a wayward Isuzu Forward truck while driving through a stretch of the Iligan-Cagayan de Oro Highway in Barangay Mauswagon, Laguindingan.
Mautin, a Maranao, was born and raised in Balindong town in Lanao del Sur, according to relatives.
In a statement Monday, the Iligan City police office said he died on the spot when his vehicle was hit by a truck from the other end of the highway when its driver lost control of the wheel after its brake system malfunctioned.
Mautin was reportedly on his way to the PRO-10 headquarters to follow up his promotion to the rank of police lieutenant colonel when he figured in the accident that resulted in his death.