9 hurt in bus-truck collision on EDSA

MANILA, Philippines - Nine passengers were injured after the bus they were riding collided with a truck along EDSA in Quezon City at past midnight yesterday.

The accident involving an AC Transport bus and an Isuzu truck happened on EDSA’s northbound lane in Barangay Apolonio Samson, said Superintendent Ely Pintang, chief of the Quezon City Police District’s Traffic Enforcement Unit.

Injured were Idelfonso Amoyo, 26; Nena Miravalles, 44; Carlo Roxas, 42; Arnold Desillo, 26; Dervin Guevarra, 17; Marisse Cereno, 29; Catthene Cereno, 24; Lailani Roncesvalles, 40, and Annalyn Namoro, 34.

Pintang said the bus driven by Jhonson Miravalles was bound for Balintawak when it crashed into the truck driven by Edgar Arandia along EDSA.