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Motorcyclist dead after hitting parked truck in Batangas town

By: - Correspondent /
/ 11:16 AM August 05, 2023

A motorcycle rider bumps into a parked truck in Tuy, Batangas, and died.

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LUCENA CITY — A 54-year-old motorcycle rider died after he bumped into a parked truck in Tuy town in Batangas province before midnight Friday (August 4), police said.

Joel Dela Cruz was traveling aboard his motorcycle around 11:35 p.m. when his vehicle slammed into the rear portion of a parked truck on the right side of the road in Barangay (village) Putol, a spot report from Batangas police said Saturday.

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Due to the strong impact, the victim suffered fatal injuries and died on the way to Don Manuel Lopez Memorial District Hospital in neighboring Balayan town.

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Police did not specify if the parked truck had an early warning device to alarm approaching vehicles.

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The truck driver is under police custody while an investigation is underway.

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The report did not state whether or not the fatality was wearing a crash helmet, which is required by the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009.

The police said the concerned parties were open to an amicable settlement.

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