A 25-YEAR-OLD man died while his backrider was critically hurt after the motorcycle they rode on collided with a van in barangay Jubay, Liloan town, northern Cebu, past midnight yesterday.
Fedirico Baratog Jr. was declared dead when he and his companion Joel Ruben, 23, were brought to the Don Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City.
The driver of the van, Eric Lumongsod, a resident in barangay Gairan, Bogo City, was arrested by police after the incident.
Police said the motorcycle driven by Baratog was seen zigzagging before it encroached on the opposite lane and collided with the van.
Police said the two motorcycle riders smelled alcohol./CORRESPONDENT NORMAN V. MENDOZA
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