COTABATO CITY–– A motorbike crashed on Wednesday with a bus on the national highway in Buluan, Maguindanao, killing the septuagenarian couple it was carrying.

Guiamaludin Kalugay, 72-years-old was driving the motorbike, and he was dead on the spot while his wife, Zalika, 70, was declared dead on arrival at the Buluan District Hospital.

According to Lt. Colonel Christopher Panapan, Maguindanao police director that as per reports, the unknown bus driver is presently in police charge.

The victims from Barangay Tual, Paglat town in Maguindanao were headed for Buluan at past noon.

It seems that the bus driver did not notice the motorcycle, said Ansare Ali, a tricycle driver who witnessed the accident.

That is the major reason why the motorcycle and the driver were dragged by the bus, he said, adding that the wife was thrown off the motorbike upon impact.

The man was dragged a few meters with a bus and died on the spot.

As per the investigations, the victims were heading to a money transfer outlet to claim the money sent by a daughter working in the Middle East.

The police quickly reacted to the set and stopped a mob that targeted the bus driver, who was very embarrassed at the surprising turn of events.

The bus with the body number 2488 belonged to the Yellow Bus Line and was plying the Davao-Makilala-Tacurong through the Buluan route.