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LTO summons owner, driver of passenger jeepney in fatal QC road accident

Published Apr 14, 2025 03:42 am

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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned the registered owner and the driver of the passenger jeepney in the fatal road accident on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Sunday morning, April 13.

The accident resulted in the death of two college students while at least 16 others were reported to have been injured and LTO chief, Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II wants to find out if this is another case of reckless driving or a question of road worthiness of the involved passenger jeepney.

“We want to have a clear picture of what happened so that appropriate sanctions would be imposed. We will also ask the drivers of the other motor vehicles involved for a statement as well as coordinate with the local police which is conducting a separate probe,” said Mendoza.

In the meantime, he said the driver’s license of the jeepney driver was preventively suspended for 90 days while the registered owner was asked to bring the passenger jeepney to the LTO Central Office in Quezon City for inspection as part of the probe. 

Based on the initial result of the probe, the incident happened at around 6:30 a.m. and started when the passenger jeepney hit the rear left portion of a modern jeepney on Commonwealth Avenue near the corner of Kasunduan Street.

As a result, the passenger jeepney overturned and later hit the right-side portion of a sedan. The incident resulted in the death of two people and inflicted serious injuries on several other passengers. 

The driver of the passenger jeepney is facing charges of Reckless Driving (Sec. 48 of R.A. 4136), and Improper Person to Operate a Motor Vehicle pursuant to Sec. 27(a) of R.A. 4136, the latter has a maximum penalty of revocation of the driver’s license. 

“Failure to appear and submit written comment/explanation as required shall be construed by this office as a waiver of your right to be heard, and the case shall be decided based on the evidence at hand,” the show cause order issued to the owner and the driver read. 

Intensify inspection 

Following the incident, Department of Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon directed the LTO to intensify the road worthiness of all motor vehicles, particularly passenger utility vehicles, as one of the preventive measures.

In compliance, especially amid the expected Holy Week exodus, Mendoza ordered all regional directors and law enforcement unit heads across the country to further intensify the random and surprise inspections of the road worthiness of all PUVs.

Earlier, the LTO bared its Holy Week road safety plans that include surprise and random inspection of passenger buses in bus terminals, as well as the conduct of random drug tests to drivers and conductors if necessary.

“We will also be coordinating with local government units and other law enforcement agencies for the deployment of our personnel for road assistance, traffic management and law enforcement,” said Mendoza.

Visibility 

Mendoza said they already deployed their personnel for the conduct of random and surprise road worthiness along major thoroughfares.

“We will be conducting interventions and preventive measures to compel these hardheaded motorists to behave and do their share in road safety,” said Mendoza.

 

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