1 dead, 1 injured in Quezon highway mishap

 

 

LUCENA CITY — A female motorcycle passenger died while the driver sustained serious injuries in a hit-and-run incident early Saturday morning along the Maharlika Highway in Candelaria, Quezon.

The Quezon police reported that motorcyclist Margeon Maghirang, 30, and his unidentified woman back-rider, were hit by vehicle in a section of the highway in Barangay (village) Mangilag Sur at around 2:30 a.m.

The vehicle sped off after the incident.

Both riders sustained serious injuries. The back-rider died on the spot while Maghirang was taken to Candelaria Municipal Hospital.

The police said both victims were not wearing crash helmets as mandated under Repub…

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