6 hurt in jeep accident in Quezon City

Six people were reported hurt after a passenger jeep crashed in a lot in the Bagong Silangan area in Quezon City early Tuesday morning.

 

Police said the damage on the jeep indicated it was speeding along Violago Road before it crashed at a nearby lot, radio dzBB's Allan Gatus reported.

 

"Medyo mabilis kasi durog ang harapan. Ang (initial) investigation namin, mabilis ito," said a member of the Quezon City Police District who rushed to the site.

 

Six people, including the driver, were brought to the Quezon City General Hospital. The driver, initially identified as a certain Edwin, was briefly pinned in the jeep.

 

An initial investigation showed the jeep went out of control while traveling along a downward road in the Violago area. The jeep crashed in an empty lot.

 

Tuesday's incident was the latest accident involving public utility vehicles in the last two weeks.

 

Last week, a bus crashed at a flyover along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue and injured eight people. The driver was allegedly speeding while texting.

 

Last Sunday, two people were killed in a three-vehicle smashup at a tunnel along EDSA. The vehicles involved included a bus and an Asian utility vehicle. — RSJ, GMA News