Two dead, five injured as motorcycle, hearse collide in Negros Oriental

Inquirer.net - Nov 12, 2026

BACOLOD CITY — Two students were killed while five others were injured after a motorcycle collided with a hearse van along the national highway in Barangay Iniban, Ayungon town, Negros Oriental,  on Wednesday night, November 11. Police identified the fatalities as the 22-year-old male driver of the black Honda XRM 125 motorcycle, a Criminology student

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