Quezon road crash: Motorcycle rider dead, 1 hurt
In Quezon province, the police say a motorcycle rider died and another one was injured after a truck hit their vehicle while traveling along the Maharlika Highway on Saturday evening, October 19, 2024. The Quezon police said in a report Sunday that motorcyclist “Jhon”, 20, and her back-rider “Beverly”, 14, were about to turn left toward the roadside convenience store in Barangay (village) Concepcion Palasan around 7:15 p.m. when an oncoming Isuzu Elf closed van driven by “Rommel” hit them from behind. INQUIRER FILES
LUCENA CITY — A motorcycle rider died and another one was injured after a truck hit their vehicle while traveling along the Maharlika Highway in Sariaya town in Quezon province on Saturday evening, October 19.
The Quezon police said in a report that motorcyclist “Jhon”, 20, and her back-rider “Beverly”, 14, were about to turn left toward the roadside convenience store in Barangay (village) Concepcion Palasan around 7:15 p.m. when an oncoming Isuzu Elf closed van driven by “Rommel” hit them from behind.
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Due to the strong impact of the collision, the two riders suffered severe injuries and Jhon died while being taken to a hospital in the locality.
The report did not state whether or not the riders were wearing crash helmets, which is required by the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009.
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