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NLEX urged to tighten entry point monitoring after fatal crash in Bulacan

Published Jun 20, 2025 11:24 am
Bulacan Vice Governor Alex Castro  urged the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) management to strengthen its monitoring of toll entry points to prevent oversized trucks from entering the expressway. 
Bulacan Vice Governor Alex Castro
Bulacan Vice Governor Alex Castro
Castro made the call on Thursday, June 19, following a fatal road accident that killed one man and injured six others, including a two-year-old child. The crash occurred after a trailer truck hit the Marilao Bridge along the northbound lane of NLEX in Barangay Patubig, Marilao, on Wednesday, June 18.
“Hindi sana ito mangyayari kung pinanindigan nila ang napagusapan noon sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan na higpitan ng husto ang pagbabantay sa mga entry points nang sa gayon ay walang makalusot na oversized na truck sa expressway na sakop ng lalawigan ng Bulacan (This wouldn’t have happened if they had stood by the agreement during our Sangguniang Panlalawigan discussion to strictly monitor entry points so no oversized trucks could pass through the expressway within Bulacan),” he said.
Castro stressed that this was not the first time an accident involving large trucks had occurred at the Marilao Bridge.
He cited a similar incident on March 19, 2025, involving two trucks. One of the vehicles reportedly entered NLEX via the Mindanao Avenue toll gate and later struck the same bridge.
The crash caused a significant traffic jam lasting nearly two weeks.
READ:
https://mb.com.ph/19/3/2025/nlex-announces-emergency-closure-of-northbound-marilao-bridge target=_blank>https://mb.com.ph/19/3/2025/nlex-announces-emergency-closure-of-northbound-marilao-bridge
After the March incident, Castro convened a meeting with officials from NLEX and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), during which they agreed that NLEX personnel would strictly monitor entry points while the bridge was under rehabilitation.
However, the June 18 accident suggested a failure in enforcement.
The trailer truck involved in the recent crash reportedly entered through the Meycauayan toll gate and later hit the Marilao Bridge, resulting in the deadly collision.
READ:
https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/19/man-dies-6-others-injured-in-a-road-accident-in-nlex-bulacan target=_blank>https://mb.com.ph/2025/06/19/man-dies-6-others-injured-in-a-road-accident-in-nlex-bulacan
Castro asked NLEX if the entry point in Meycauayan was manned at the time of the incident, emphasizing that proper monitoring would have prevented the truck from accessing the expressway.

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