A couple carrying the remains of their one-month-old baby died in a head-on collision in Leon B. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte.

Police said the husband was driving the motorcycle with his wife riding in pillion. They were on their way home to Barangay Labakid, Sindangan when the accident happened.

Their two companions were also riding a motorcycle.

Authorities didn’t know why the baby had died.

Police added that the husband may have lost control of the motorcycle when the two motorcycles hit. The victims’ motorcycle swerved to the opposite lane, which caused the head-on collision with an approaching pickup truck.

“‘Yung baby ay yakap lang nung mother. Nagkasagian sila ng ka-convoy niyang motor and then it so happen na nung nawalan ng control, going na ‘yung motor sa sasakyan na approaching, head-on collision and then tumalsik sila pabalik sa lane nila,” Leon B. Postigo Municipal Police Station Chief, Major Anjelo Acuzar, said.

The two were rushed to the hospital but were declared dead on arrival.

The pickup truck driver was taken into police custody. However, the victims’ family decided not to press charges against him.

“Nagkaayos din at nag-settle din na hindi na mag-file ng any complaint provided na tutulong sila sa pag-shoulder ng pagpapalibing doon sa mga namatay,” Acuzar added.