A motorcycle rider died while his back ride was in critical condition after being hit by a trailer truck in Navotas City early Monday.

The police identified the fatality as Christopher Endrac, 22; and the injured as Aldrin Dilao, 29, a welder who was under observation at press time at the Tondo Medical Center.

The driver of the truck escaped, according to investigators who said they would trace and identify the driver in the hit-and-run incident.

Navotas police chief P/Col. Dexter Ollaging said Endrac and Dilao were aboard a motorcycle northbound of North Bay Boulevard in Barangay NBBS Proper around 2:20 a.m. when they were
rear-ended by the truck crossing the said road.

Endrawc died on the spot, according to witnesses, while Dilao was rushed to the hospital.

The trailer truck had a blue tractor head and a red container, the police said.