Terrible vehicle accidents happen all the time in the Philippines. Overloaded trucks plow into house while overloaded jeepnies plunge off cliffs. Too often faulty brakes are the cause of accidents. Here are two such recent cases.
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| https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/608424/truck-runs-over-vendor-rams-seaport-building-in-san-remigio-cebu |
A balot vendor died after she was run over and dragged by a wing van truck, which then crashed into a seaport building, in Hagnaya Port, Brgy. Hagnaya, San Remigio town, northern part of Cebu.
The victim was identified as Jennie Ariula Mandado, 44 years old, and a resident of Purok Agbati, Brgy. Hagnaya, San Remigio, Cebu.
According to Police Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Lequin, investigator of San Remigio Police Station, the wing van truck was driven by Arsenio Mansueto Lawan, 38 years old and a resident of Sitio Combado, Brgy. Ticad, Bantayan town in northern Cebu.
The wing van was loaded with sacks of rice and was about to travel from the port to the Bantayan Island.
However, while the wing van was waiting for its turn to drive and board a RORO vessel, the vehicle lost its brakes and the driver lost control of the vehicle.
(The driver said that the brakes could not stop the loaded truck. He said he told some of his helpers to put something against the tires to stop the truck from moving, but it did not work.)
Five other vehicles were hit by the truck —an Isuzu elf, an SUV, another truck, and two motorcycles — before it crashed into the seaport building where the victim was selling her balot together with her husband.
However, the husband was able to avoid the wing van.
(She was sitting in front of (the seaport building), she did not have a chance to ran, only her husband managed to run to safety.)
The driver was brought to the San Remigio Police Station, while the victim was brought to a funeral home after being declared dead by the regional health unit (RHU) municipal doctor.
The suspect will face a charge of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and multiple damage to property.
San Remigio is a third class municipality in the Province of Cebu and it is located 108 kilometers north of Cebu City.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/11/27/wayward-delivery-van-kills-injures-pedestrians-in-qc |
An elderly woman died on the spot while two others were injured after being hit by a closed van on Victoria Avenue corner 13th St., Barangay Damayang Lagi, Quezon City, on Tuesday, Nov. 26.
According to the police, the accident occurred around 7:00 p.m. The victims were walking on the sidewalk when the van hit them from behind.
The the elderly's head was reportedly run over by the van while the two other victims sustained injuries.
The 43-year-old driver was turned over to the Quezon City Police District.
"Pasensya na po eh talagang disgrasya, hindi kagustuhan po natin yon. Talagang wala tayong magagawa po (I'm sorry, it's really an accident, we don't want it to happen. There's really nothing we can do)," the driver said.
According to the driver’s companion, they were supposed to make a delivery when the brakes of the van malfunctioned which led to the accident.
Meanwhile, the other victims were brought to the hospital for immediate medical attention.
Both of these accidents occurred on the same day and for the same reason, faulty brakes. These are not isolated incidents. Brake malfunction leading to tragedy happens on a regular basis. The solution is proper vehicle maintenance. Is that too much to ask? How many vehicles on the road should not be on the road?
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