A motorcycle rider was seriously injured after he and his passenger were thrown from their vehicle when it crashed into a concrete barrier before dawn Saturday in Pasig City.
The accident occurred at around 3 a.m. at the intersection of Ortigas Avenue and Meralco Avenue.
Authorities said the motorcycle slammed into a row of concrete barriers, leaving its front portion heavily damaged by the impact.
Responders from the Barangay Ugong Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Team arrived at the scene and found both victims lying face down on the roadway.
“One of them was unresponsive. He still had a pulse, but he wasn’t moving,” team leader John Marco Alexey Leung said, referring to the rider.
The rider was immediately transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
