2 riders dead after motorcycle bumps parked tractor in Quezon

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LUCENA CITY — Two motorcycle riders died early Tuesday, July 16, after their vehicle bumped into a parked tractor in Candelaria town in Quezon province, police said.

The motorcycle, ridden by a still unidentified driver and backrider factory worker Emerson Alviso, 21, was traveling along the Maharlika Highway around 2:15 a.m. when their vehicle slammed into a parked tractor head on the side of the road in Barangay Masin Norte, a spot report from the Quezon police said.

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Both riders suffered fatal injuries and died on the spot.

The police did not specify if the parked tractor head driven by “Don” had a reflectorized or early warning device to alarm approaching vehicles.

Don was placed under police custody while the investigation continued.