Twenty-five passengers of a modern public utility vehicle and a truck driver were injured in a collision along M.L. Quezon Avenue in Barangay Ibo at about 8:40 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, police said.
Rescuers used hydraulic equipment to free the 49-year-old truck driver, who was trapped inside the vehicle and sustained serious injuries. He was immediately taken to a hospital for treatment.
Video footage of the incident showed rescuers working to extricate the driver, while broken soft drink bottles from the delivery truck were scattered across the road.
Based on the police’s initial investigation, the truck allegedly entered the lane of the modern public utility vehicle, possibly causing the collision.
Authorities have yet to complete their investigation into the incident.
The rescue and clearing operations caused heavy traffic along M.L. Quezon Avenue as responders worked at the scene and cleared the roadway of debris from the crash.
The 25 passengers of the modern public utility vehicle and the truck driver accounted for the 26 people reported injured in the collision.
Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash, including the reported movement of the truck into the public utility vehicle’s lane.
Further details about the condition of the injured passengers were not provided in the initial report.
