Truck-related incident snarls traffic in Manila's port area

Traffic at a part of Manila's Port Area was snarled early Friday due to a truck-related accident.

No one was initially reported injured in the accident at Anda Circle, radio dzB's Carlo Mateo reported.

An initial investigation showed a 20-footer container van fell from a trailer truck carrying it.

Friday's accident came a day after the city government reached a compromise with truck operators regarding a truck ban in Manila.

Truck operators threatened to stage another truck holiday to protest the ordinance banning trucks from the city's streets during busy hours of the day.

Drivers from a truckers' group operating at the Manila Port Area staged a three-day truck holiday from Monday to Wednesday and temporarily lifted the strike Thursday. 

Meanwhile, several truck drivers who were caught violating the the city's ordinance were held and fined early Friday morning, a report on "News TV Live" said.

Vice-Mayor Isko Moreno personally led the implementation of the ban, the report added. — LBG, GMA News