3 dead, six hurt in 5-vehicle crash in Philippines

[Starmix]

According to the report, three people were killed and six others injured when a trailer truck plowed into four vehicles in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Wednesday night. The 10-wheeler truck was traveling from IBP Road heading to Marikina when the shipping container it was hauling detached and fell on the center lane, Quezon City Police District officer-in-charge Col. Randy Glenn Silvio said.

The report also stated that a dashcam video from a motorist showed the truck hitting a car before crashing into a street light and ramming three motorcycles, a Mitsubishi Xpander, and the generator engine of a supermarket. A motorcycle rider and a pedestrian died at the scene. The third fatality succumbed to injuries in a hospital. Six other people suffered injuries.

the report added that the truck driver, whom police identified only as Eruel, was arrested. He told the probers that he lost control of the truck after the brakes malfunctioned. The suspect’s license was suspended for 90 days by Land Transportation Office chief Vigor Mendoza following the accident.
Source: PhilStar



Image of the road accident

 

[eLdavis]

This is one of the reasons why in most places, trucks and all these big cars have their own roads, and are made to drive under a specific speed.

 

[Starmix]

There's no second chance for an accident. It was not told why a truck passed in the city road. It's the fault of the driver. He might have fallen asleep while driving the common reason for vehicular accidents.