Boy, 13, dead, 2 hurt in collision

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines – A 13-year-old boy died on the spot and two others were seriously injured when a speeding motorcycle collided head-on with a forward truck along the highway in Glan, Sarangani Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Police said driver Mark Diano lost control of his motorcycle while cruising a curved portion of the Big Margus highway, resulting in a collision with an Elf truck.

Killed was one Jerry Samson, 13, and hurt were Diano and a certain Gerard Cris Masalon, 18.