DepEd official dies in road mishap

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- An official of the Department of Education died after she was hit by a speeding van in Barangay Pagdalagan here April 16.

Angelita Marie Ballagay, 56, was crossing Quezon Avenue at 4:55 a.m. when she was struck by a Toyota Hi-Ace van driven by Arturo Valdez, 50, of Candon, Ilocos Sur.

Ballagay, an education supervisor in La Union, was declared dead on arrival at the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center.