2 dead in Ilocos Sur road mishap

VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur, Philippines — Two persons died when their motorcycle collided with another motorbike along the highway in Barangay Barbarit in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur on Thursday night.

Henry Agoot and Donald James Bautista were declared dead on arrival in a hospital.

Initial investigation showed that Agoot, who was driving the motorcycle, lost control of the wheel because he was speeding. He was also reportedly drunk.

The bus driver, Edwin Prieto Rondal, was taken into police custody.