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Tire flies off bus, hits two vehicles on Quezon Avenue
The Mafel Transit bus and its wayward tires on Quezon Avenue Wednesday morning. Allan Gatus
Commuters and motorists have another thing to watch out for on the street: flying tires.
In a video filmed by a dashboard camera and aired on "24 Oras,", a tire was seen flying off a Mafel Transit bus and hitting two other vehicles on Quezon Avenue at around 10 a.m. Wednesday.
The tire flew above an electrical post in the middle of the road before falling back down to the ground and hitting two vehicles in the opposite lane, the report said. No one was hurt.
The bus' other rear tire also fell off.
The motorist who sent in the video was driving down the Quezon Avenue underpass going to España, Manila. The bus was in the opposite lane.
According to him, the tire flew off the bus after the studs that secured it broke.
In the report, the bus driver Cresencio De Villa claimed he was not speeding, even though the video seems to show the bus was racing.
Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) executive director Roberto Cabrera said the driver must have been speeding to send the wheel flying off at that height.
He added that the bus company may have failed to maintain its fleet.
"Ang may diperensiya siguro 'yung bolts... Pero maintenance 'yun eh," Cabrera said.
De Villa, however, said he maintained the bus. He added that he could secure loose bolts with his fingers.
"Pwede namang mahawak ng kamay pag maluwag stud niya. Kung maluwag, pwede namang pahigpitan sa mekaniko," he added.
Cabrera said the bus line may be suspended if it is proven that incident was caused by poor maintenance.
"Pwedeng mechanical [defect], pero kung failure of maintenance, that could mean also suspension of the franchise," Cabrera said.
The incident happened just two days after a Don Mariano Transit bus fell off the Skyway in Taguig City and crashed onto a van on Monday, killing 18 passengers and injuring 16.
The accident raised questions on bus companies' maintenance of vehicles especially as it was discovered that the ill-fated bus had worn-out tires.
Charges were filed against the registered owner of the bus company and the driver, who is in critical condition.
According to a separate "24 Oras" report, road-related accidents in the country are on the rise from a year ago.
From January to November 2013, the national police's Highway Patrol Group (HPG) recorded 11,808 accidents. Of these, 3,410 happened on national roads while 944 were bus-related, the report said.
The figures for the 11 months have already exceeded last year's total of 9,740 accidents recorded by the HPG. — Marc Jayson Cayabyab/BM, GMA News
In a video filmed by a dashboard camera and aired on "24 Oras,", a tire was seen flying off a Mafel Transit bus and hitting two other vehicles on Quezon Avenue at around 10 a.m. Wednesday.
The tire flew above an electrical post in the middle of the road before falling back down to the ground and hitting two vehicles in the opposite lane, the report said. No one was hurt.
The bus' other rear tire also fell off.
The motorist who sent in the video was driving down the Quezon Avenue underpass going to España, Manila. The bus was in the opposite lane.
According to him, the tire flew off the bus after the studs that secured it broke.
In the report, the bus driver Cresencio De Villa claimed he was not speeding, even though the video seems to show the bus was racing.
Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) executive director Roberto Cabrera said the driver must have been speeding to send the wheel flying off at that height.
He added that the bus company may have failed to maintain its fleet.
"Ang may diperensiya siguro 'yung bolts... Pero maintenance 'yun eh," Cabrera said.
De Villa, however, said he maintained the bus. He added that he could secure loose bolts with his fingers.
"Pwede namang mahawak ng kamay pag maluwag stud niya. Kung maluwag, pwede namang pahigpitan sa mekaniko," he added.
Cabrera said the bus line may be suspended if it is proven that incident was caused by poor maintenance.
"Pwedeng mechanical [defect], pero kung failure of maintenance, that could mean also suspension of the franchise," Cabrera said.
The incident happened just two days after a Don Mariano Transit bus fell off the Skyway in Taguig City and crashed onto a van on Monday, killing 18 passengers and injuring 16.
The accident raised questions on bus companies' maintenance of vehicles especially as it was discovered that the ill-fated bus had worn-out tires.
Charges were filed against the registered owner of the bus company and the driver, who is in critical condition.
According to a separate "24 Oras" report, road-related accidents in the country are on the rise from a year ago.
From January to November 2013, the national police's Highway Patrol Group (HPG) recorded 11,808 accidents. Of these, 3,410 happened on national roads while 944 were bus-related, the report said.
The figures for the 11 months have already exceeded last year's total of 9,740 accidents recorded by the HPG. — Marc Jayson Cayabyab/BM, GMA News
