Motorcycle crash kills rider, seriously injures another in Cavite

Inquirer.net - Sep 18, 2026

LUCENA CITY – A 57-year-old motorcycle rider died while a 22-year-old rider was seriously injured in a collision at Indang town in Cavite on Thursday night, police said. Their two motorcycles crashed into each other along the national highway in Barangay Calumpang Cerca at 6:10 p.m. Police said the older rider overtook another vehicle, occupied

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