Bus kills woman walking along highway in Pagbilao, Quezon

LUCENA CITY – A female pedestrian was killed when she was hit by a Manila-bound passenger bus in Pagbilao town in Quezon province on Thursday, police said Friday.

The woman was walking on the side of the Maharlika Highway when she was hit by a Bicol Isarog bus driven by Mark Radones in Barangay (village) Talipan at 3:25 a.m., police said. The victim died on the spot due to her injuries.

The victim was wearing maong pants, white t-shirt and was more or less 5’2 in height. As of Friday morning, the unclaimed body of the victim still lies at Funeraria Pagbilao in Lucena City.

The suspect is detained at Pagbilao police jail. CBB/rga