MANILA, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The driver and the passenger of a motorcycle were killed after their vehicle was hit by a sport utility vehicle in Cavite province, south of Manila, police said Monday.
The police said the male and female victims, aged 26 and 30, were traveling along a road in General Mariano Alvarez town on Sunday afternoon when the SUV crashed into them, tossing the victims off the motorcycle and running them over.
Rescuers rushed the victims to a local hospital, but they succumbed to their injuries.
The police detained the SUV driver, who is facing criminal charges. ■