QCPD probes viral Pasong Putik road rage

A road rage incident involving a bus and motorcycle riders in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City left several individuals injured, the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said Wednesday.

In a press briefing, Police Station 16 commander Police Lieutenant Colonel Gemmer Tubiera said the incident occurred at around 7:00 p.m. on May 2 along Quirino Highway near Ascension Drive.

Initial investigation showed that the confrontation stemmed from an alleged reckless maneuver of a passenger bus that swerved near motorcycle riders.

“Nangyari po yung insidente na-swerve nga yung motor ng bus. So, nangyari, yung motorcycle rider natin, hinampas niya yung side mirror ng bus,” Tubiera said.

(The incident happened when the bus swerved near the motorcycle. So, what happened was, our motorcycle rider hit the side mirror of the bus.)

“Hinabol ng bus yung motorcycle riders natin, then bumaba siya, dala na ‘yung tubo. Hinampas po niya yung rider natin. Apparently, inaagaw ng motorcycle rider yung tubo, hinampas niya ngayon yung driver po ng bus at saka yung konduktor,” he added.

(The bus chased our motorcycle riders, then he got off, carrying the pipe. He hit our rider. Apparently, the motorcycle rider was grabbing the pipe, he now hit the bus driver and then the conductor.)

The bus driver and conductor sustained injury to their right head, while a motorcycle rider sustained injury to his left shoulder.

According to the police, the two camps are planning to file physical injury charges against each other. —VAL, GMA News