A 20-year-old college student died after his motorcycle collided with a passenger bus along the Maharlika Highway in Gumaca, Quezon, early Tuesday morning.
Quezon police said the victim, a resident of Gumaca, was riding along the highway in Barangay Panikihan when the Bicol-bound bus struck his motorcycle at 12:35 a.m.
The motorcycle rider sustained fatal injuries and died at the scene.
The police report did not indicate whether the victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, as required under Republic Act No. 10054, or the Motorcycle Helmet Act of 2009.
Initial investigation showed that the bus had overtaken another vehicle and entered the opposite lane before the collision, possibly causing the crash.
Police took the bus driver into custody. He is facing appropriate criminal charges in connection with the incident.