Two people died in separate road accidents in Quezon province on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. FILES

LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Two people died in separate road accidents in Quezon province on Tuesday.

A report released Wednesday by the Quezon Police Provincial Office said a 27-year-old man identified only as “Zoilo” was standing along the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Malabanban Norte in Candelaria town at around 11 p.m. when he was struck by a rolling tire that detached from a passing Isuzu tractor head pulling a trailer driven by a man identified as “Reno.”

Zoilo sustained severe injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died while undergoing treatment.

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