A 22-year-old motorcycle rider was killed in a head-on collision with a passenger bus on the national highway in Barangay Flordeliz, Milaor, Camarines Sur.
The force of the collision caused the bus to drag the motorcycle.
The bus was headed to Naga City.
Rafael Lunas, a colleague of the bus driver, said the motorcycle reportedly crossed into their lane.
"Medyo naggegewang siya tapos yaon siya sa tahaw kang sa may linya mi," he said.
However, initial police investigation suggest that the bus had overtaken another vehicle and did not see the motorcycle approaching.
"Bale po ang bus — bale may pig-overtake’an po siya na sarong motor, unfortunately dae niya po nahiling na may saro pa pong motor; so ito po ang nabangga niya," PEMS Arlene Regachuelos, Municipal Executive Senior Police Officer (MESPO) of Milaor Police, said.
The bus driver is now in police custody.
According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), the accident marks the 107th vehicular accident in the municipality from January to August 2, 2024. In 2023, there were 105 incidents in the same period.