1 dead, 1 hurt in bus-motorcycle collision in Quezon

LUCENA CITY—A motorcyclist died while his backrider was injured in a road accident in Calaug town in Quezon province Thursday midnight, police said.

A report from Calauag police station said Expedito Soreda, 45, and his back-rider, Ralph Lexter Par, 17, were traversing the

Maharlika Highway in Barangay (village) Sto. Domingo when a Manila-bound Amihan Bus being driven by Arnold Libot occupied the

opposite lane and collided head-on with the incoming motorcycle.

Police said Soreda died on the spot while Par suffered injuries. Investigation was going on to determine the cause of the accident.# Delfin T. Mallari Jr., @dtmallarijrINQ, Inquirer Southern Luzon