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LUCENA CITY 鈥� A female motorcyclist died in a road mishap early Wednesday in Candelaria town in Quezon province, a police report said.
Motorcycle rider Jenelyn Copo, 21, while traversing the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Malabanban Norte at 12:50 a.m., lost control of the vehicle, the Quezon police reported.
The wayward motorcycle consequently hit a road sign, throwing the rider off.
She died while being taken to a hospital due to grave injuries she suffered when she fell on the pavement.
The report said the victim, a college student, had no crash helmet when the accident happened. Motorcycle riders are mandated to wear crash helmets under the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009.
搁贰础顿:听1 dead, 1 injured in Quezon motorcycle crash