Bicycle rider dies in Quezon road accident

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LUCENA CITY — A 47-year-old bicycle rider died in a road accident Friday at the Maharlika Highway in Tiaong town in Quezon province.

A report from the Quezon police headquarters on Saturday said Rufino Basco, while about to cross a section of the highway in Barangay Lalig around 11 p.m., was accidentally bumped by a passing Mitsubishi L300 van driven by one “Ramon,” 37.

Basco suffered fatal head and body injuries and died on the spot.

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The driver was detained at the town police jail and is facing criminal charges.