SARIAYA, Quezon – Nine persons were injured in a three-vehicle collision on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Gibanga here on Friday afternoon, December 29.

NINE persons were injured a three-vehicle crash on the Maharlika Highway in Sariaya, Quezon on December 29. (Photo via Danny Estacio)
Police said a Manila-bound JAC Liner passenger bus driven by Crisensio, 41, of Quezon City accidentally rammed a Tayabas City-bound Mitsubishi Elf dropside truck driven by Edwin, 45, of Barangay Isabang, Tayabas City.
Due to the impact, the truck pulled back and ran over a tailing motorcycle driven by Raymund, 35.
Edwin and his companions Briana, Edmar, Reynaldo, Norman, and Christian; Raymund, and bus passengers Rhealou and Minerva were injured and taken to separate hospitals.