00:00A mechanical error was blamed by the driver of the bus that hit seven cars in Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City last night.
00:08Three people were killed, including a seven-year-old boy.
00:12Mark Salazar is the witness.
00:15CCTV footage shows the collision of a passenger bus on Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City.
00:25So when it came to Fairlane Street, it hit seven cars.
00:30According to the investigation of QCPD Traffic Sector 5, the bus hit the motorcycle first.
00:36It suddenly hit the motorcycle because it was running fast and then it stopped there because we were in a stoplight.
00:42It hit the UB, the taxi and the motorcycles.
00:47The motorcycle even hit the bus, making it difficult to rescue the driver.
00:53Rafael Duque was rushed to the hospital, but he was declared dead on arrival.
00:59Melissa Melchor Papa and her seven-year-old son, Jaydeen, were also killed.
01:06They were hit by a motorcycle and hit by a UV Express bus.
01:09Seventeen other people were injured, including the driver of the UV Express.
01:14The bus behind me was running fast and it hit the bus on the right.
01:20That's what happened at that time. The stoplight was stopped.
01:25I was opening the door so that it would come out in the middle.
01:28The back of the bus couldn't open the door because the right side of the back was already hit.
01:35The driver of the bus is now holding the QCPD.
01:38According to his defense, the bus had a mechanical error and it didn't stop immediately.
01:44There was a break when we were in North Fairview.
01:49When we were on our way here, the bus broke down.
01:53The stoplight was already stopped.
01:55I was about to brake, but when I braked, the bus didn't move.
02:01I was asking for help and I didn't mean for the accident to happen.
02:08Faced with the complaint of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and damage to property,
02:13The LTO suspended his license for 90 days and alarmed the bus' license plate.
02:19The LTO also ordered a show-cause order for the bus driver and his operator.
02:25GMA Integrated News went to the bus operator, Original Transport Service and Multi-Purpose Cooperative.
02:32But the owner of the garage is no longer there and the company has been gone for a year.
02:36No one is responding to the number on their website.
02:40But according to the family of the driver who was involved in the accident,
02:43the bus company has not yet contacted them.
02:46However, they said that they will not be allowed to arrange for damages.
02:52For GMA Integrated News, Mark Salazar, your witness.
03:10For GMA News, I'm Shabnam Mahmood for GMA News.TV.
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