BACOLOD CITY – A motorcycle rider died in a collision with a pick-up truck on the Circumferential Road in Barangay Pahanocoy here on Friday, January 5.

A MAN died when his motorcycle collided with a pick-up truck in Barangay Pahanocoy, Bacolod City on Friday, January 5. (Photo courtesy of Police Station 8)
Police withheld the name of the 45-year-old victim, a resident of Barangay Alijis here.
Police Capt. Melvin Mercado, head of Police Station 8, said the victim reportedly overlapped on the lane of the pick-up truck.
The pick-up truck driver swerved to avoid the motorcycle, but the motorcycle suddenly returned to its lane, causing a head-on collision.
Mercado said the victim was ran over by the pick-up truck, killing him on the spot.
He said that both parties have yet to meet for a settlement.