golden plus Truck in fatal Katipunan accident was ‘unfit to be operated’ – LTO

Scene of the multiple-vehicle crash along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. Photo from the Bureau of Fire Protection

MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) on Friday said the truck involved in the accident at Katipunan flyover, Quezon City, which left four people dead, was already “unfit to be operated” at the time of the incident.

LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II bared the findings after ordering a 90-day preventive suspension on the registration of the truck.

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“We found out during the investigation that the same truck’s registered engine number is different from the engine recorded in the findings of the North Motor Vehicle Inspection Center (NMVIC) team,” said Mendoza in a statement.

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“This established the fact that the subject vehicle is unfit to be operated,'” he added, citing Republic Act 4136, or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code in imposing the penalty.

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Mendoza said it was also found out that the truck was apprehended multiple times for overloading from 2021 to 2023.

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Due to this, the LTO chief ordered that the license plate of the truck be confiscated.

“This strategic decision allows both organizations to focus on their respective core businesses, enhancing operational focus and efficiency, and marks an exciting new chapter for both AirSwift and Cebu Pacific,” Cebu Air Inc. said in a statement Monday.

Petro Gazz, Pilipinas Shell, and Seaoil also said kerosene prices would increase, too, by 70 centavos per liter while gasoline costs would remain unchanged in the latest round of adjustments.

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On December 5, a truck rammed several motor vehicles at the Katipunan flyover, leaving four people dead and 25 others injured. The driver claimed that the brakes malfunctioned.

The LTO has since begun investigating the truck driver, as well as the company he worked for.

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