MMDA: 18 vehicular accidents along EDSA since concrete barriers were put up on June 1

There have been a total of 18 vehicular accidents along EDSA since concrete barriers were put up on June 1, killing at least one, but the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said most of which were self-accidents.

According to MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago, 16 accidents were related to the concrete barriers while two involved plastic barriers.

Pialogo said four were drunk-driving accidents, and another four entered the wrong lane, while one rider was killed when he slipped at the busway hit his head.

"Hindi naman kasalanan per se ng concrete barriers dahil po ito ay reflectorized na. Hindi po tayo naglagay ng mga concrete barriers na hindi reflectorized," she said during the Laging Handa virtual briefing.

Still, Pialogo said the MMDA has put up additional markers that motorists can see far away.

"Paalala lang po, hindi po natin mababangga ang mga concrete barrier kung sila po ay mananatili lamang sa kanila mga linya ang hindi po sila mag-o-overspeeding which is nangyayari sa madaling araw," she said. — Jon Viktor D. Cabuenas/RSJ, GMA News