2 teens dead in motorbike-truck crash

BY GLAZYL MASCULINO

BACOLOD CITY – Two teenage boys died after the motorcycle they were riding collided with a truck in Barangay 13, Victorias City, Negros Occidental, Wednesday.

Police withheld the names of the victims aged 13 and 15, both residents of Barangay 20.

Lt. Col. Eduardo Corpuz, city police chief, said the victims were riding a motorcycle when they reportedly overtook a vehicle and crashed into a six-wheel truck driven by Vergil Susana, 26, of Talisay City.

Corpuz said the motorcycle was allegedly speeding when it swerved to the truck’s lane, causing both victims to be thrown off their vehicle.

The victims sustained head injuries and were declared dead in a hospital.

Corpuz said the victims were not wearing helmets and had no driver’s license.

Corpuz said Susana was released from police custody on Wednesday night after the lapse of the 18-hour reglementary detention.