According to Carmen Police Station, Senior Master Sgt. Jayson Lofranco, the carabao, suddenly crossed the road at Barangay Buenos Aires, resulting in a deadly crash.
The driver, Ereneo Ybanez, 50, was transported to a hospital in the afternoon but was pronounced dead on arrival.
Lofranco stated that Ybanez's son, who suffered a brain injury, was still being treated at the hospital.
Meanwhile, authorities have yet to locate and identify the carabao's owner.(Romeo Braceros Jr.)