A 34-year-old rider died after figuring in an early morning collision with an SUV

• A 34-year-old motorcycle rider lost his life on Friday morning following a violent collision on Visayas Avenue, Quezon City
• Surveillance footage shows the moment a white SUV, driven by a 64-year-old man, performed a sudden U-turn into the rider’s lane
• Despite immediate life-saving efforts by local barangay responders, the victim was tragically declared dead upon reaching the hospital
• Authorities are currently moving forward with legal complaints of reckless imprudence against the senior citizen driver involved

The bustling thoroughfare of Visayas Avenue in Barangay Vasra became the site of a heartbreaking scene on Friday, January 2, 2026, as a morning commute ended in a fatal collision.

A 34-year-old motorcycle rider, whose life was full of promise, was killed instantly after his vehicle slammed into a sport utility vehicle (SUV) making a sudden turn.

The incident occurred just after 6:00 a.m., a time when the city is usually waking up to the first light of the new year.

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Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage obtained by authorities tells a sobering story: the rider was traveling straight with his headlights clearly visible, cutting through the morning haze.

Simultaneously, a white SUV, driven by a 64-year-old senior citizen, was positioned on the side of the road.

In a split-second decision that would change two families forever, the SUV attempted a U-turn directly into the path of the oncoming motorcycle.

The impact was unavoidable. The force of the crash sent the rider through the air, his body landing several meters away on the cold pavement. The SUV, meanwhile, slowly rolled until it came to a halt against the concrete center island.

Local barangay officials were the first to respond to the chaotic scene. Flordeliza de Ocampo, a security officer for Barangay Vasra, described the desperate moments as they tried to revive the victim.

"Wala na po siyang malay at hindi na po siya nag-re-respond. Tinaas po namin ang kamay niya, ngunit babalik po, babagsak na po siya. Agad po nilang [kinuha ang] vital status niya, then nag-pump na po. Wala pa rin pong response," she shared, her voice heavy with the weight of the morning’s tragedy.

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The rider was officially declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital.

The 64-year-old driver has remained silent regarding the incident, but police are already preparing to file charges of reckless imprudence resulting in loss of life.

In other news, a 50-year-old resident of Barangay Daliao, identified by the alias "Ramil," was taken into custody by Toril Police after being caught igniting a "Tulips" fountain pyrotechnic at approximately 1:00 a.m. on New Year's Day. During the operation, law enforcement recovered additional illegal explosives from the suspect’s possession, specifically one "kwitis" (skyrocket) and three "baby rockets." Under the long-standing Davao City Firecracker Ban (Ordinance 060-02), the individual faces a mandatory fine and a jail term of 20 to 30 days for this first-time offense. The suspect admitted to the breach of the city-wide ban and spent the inaugural day of 2026 in a detention cell, as the local police office maintains a "zero-tolerance" policy to ensure public safety.

Still in other news, the body of 26-year-old car trader John Lester Amin was found in a remote, grassy area of Tagaytay on December 23, showing signs of severe restraint with his face bound in industrial packing tape. Amin reportedly left his Quezon City home on December 22 for a supposed business deal; investigators suggest he likely knew his abductors, as there were no signs of struggle when he initially entered their vehicle. In a significant breakthrough, authorities have named a close relative of the victim as a primary person of interest among the four individuals currently being tracked by the police. While critical CCTV footage has successfully mapped Amin's final movements from Metro Manila to Tagaytay, police are awaiting a formal sworn statement from his partner to officially file criminal complaints.

Source: KAMI.com.gh