American dies in road mishap

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – An American man died in a road accident in San Fernando City in La Union on Friday.

Patrick Leo Mapherson, 55, a resident of Barangay Ili Sur in San Juan town, was crossing the highway at around 2 a.m. when he was hit by a GV Florida bus (TIF-125) driven by Igmedio Pascua Jr., 51.

Mapherson was declared dead on arrival at the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center.

Pascua surrendered to responding policemen.