2 dead, 5 hurt in separate Quezon road accidents

LUCENA CITY, Philippines – Two people were killed and five others were injured in two separate road accidents in the towns of Sariaya and Alabat in Quezon on Tuesday, police said.

A report from the Quezon police said Ramil Atienza, 26, was accidentally hit by a still unidentified bus while standing along the side of the Maharlika Highway in Barangay (village) Sto. Cristo in Sariaya town around 7:55 p.m.

Atienza died while being taken to Sariaya Greg Hospital.

Police added that Atienza could have also been possibly run over by a passing sports utility vehicle after he was hit by the bus.

Meanwhile in the island town of Alabat, two motorcycles collided head-on while cruising along the Alabat-Quezon road at around 4 a.m.

Police said both motorcycle riders and their two back riders each, sustained injuries and were taken to the Alabat Island District Hospital.

A police eport said Antonio Malate, a rider of one of the motorcycles, died while being rushed to the hospital. /muf