Motorcycle rider dies in accident

MANILA, Philippines - A man was killed when the motorcycle he was driving rammed a truck loaded with steel bars along San Martin de Porres in Parañaque City early yesterday morning.

Police identified the fatality as Doroteo Rodriguez, a resident of Palanan, Makati City.

Reports said the victim was cruising Iba street at about 5 a.m. when his motorcycle crashed into an Isuzu delivery truck parked in front of a junk shop in the area.

Concerned bystanders rushed the victim to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.