Jeepney damages 7 vehicles after losing brakes in Teresa, Rizal

A public utility jeepney plowed through multiple vehicles after losing brakes in Teresa, Rizal last Thursday, August 8.

In EJ Gomez’s exclusive report in 24 Oras on Monday, authorities said the jeepney with its 42-year-old driver behind the wheel collided with two motorcycles and then an L300 van before hitting a car in Barangay May-Iba. 

Despite major damages to the L300 van, its driver and passengers did not suffer from any major injuries. 

“Dahil hindi na mapigilan, tumawid pa ito, dumiretso sa Roman Roxas Road kung saan ay tinamaan nito ang isa pang sasakyan na naka-park sa convenience store. Dumiretso pa rin ito at tinamaan ang isa pang motor na galing sa kasalungat na direction,” said Teresa Municipal Police Station chief  Police Major Edzel Macasero. 

(After it lost control, the jeepney headed straight to the Roman Roxas Road where it hit a vehicle parked at a convenience store. It still went on and struck a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.)

The runaway jeepney finally stopped moving after it smashed into the rear of a truck, the report said. 

The jeepney driver settled the matter with the victims after the accident. He declined to give any statements to the news team.—Vince Angelo Ferreras/RF, GMA Integrated News