Bus hits motorcycle in La Union; 2 dead

BALAOAN, La Union, Philippines — A couple died and their two sons were injured when their motorcycle was hit by a bus in Barangay San Pablo in this town on Monday night.

Robert Laude was pronounced dead on arrival in a hospital, where his wife Edraline died while being treated. Their sons, Patrick and Vinzon, whose ages were not immediately available, remained confined at the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center in San Fernando City.

Initial investigation showed the vehicles were both heading south when a Viron Transit bus rear-ended the motorcycle.