00:00A terrible accident on Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City.
00:04Four people were killed and more than 20 were injured in the collision of 24 vehicles.
00:09According to the Sanjeh, a truck that lost its brakes.
00:13We have the first news from Bea Pinla.
00:19A tragedy happened when more than 20 vehicles were hit by a truck
00:24on the northbound lane of the Katipunan Avenue flyover in Quezon City at 7 p.m.
00:29Four people were confirmed dead, three men and one woman.
00:33Less than 25 people were injured.
00:36They were taken to the hospital.
00:38This man's mother is one of them.
00:41She was a passenger in one of the vehicles hit by the truck.
00:45I'm the passenger of this truck.
00:47I'm his mother.
00:50I'm just arriving here.
00:52I was hit by the truck.
00:54I'm his mother.
00:57I'm his wife.
00:58He saved my baby.
01:00So he was the one who was hit.
01:02According to the truck driver,
01:04their wing van lost its brakes.
01:07That's why they were hit by more than 20 vehicles.
01:11Sixteen motorcycles and eight four-wheel vehicles,
01:15including an L300 van and a bus, were involved in the collision.
01:20We were about to get out of the car when we lost our brakes.
01:24He was able to avoid the other motorcycles.
01:27When they all stopped, he was able to hit them.
01:30According to the police,
01:32the traffic in the Katipunan Avenue area of Mangyariang Karambola is heavy.
01:36That's why many vehicles were involved.
01:39At that time, it was a rush hour.
01:42This area is slow to run.
01:45The truck's brakes were not enough.
01:49That's why it kept going.
01:52He was unable to control the speed.
01:55The residents did not notice that the truck driver ran away after the incident.
02:01Where is the truck driver now?
02:03We just found him.
02:05He will be charged with reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide
02:10with multiple physical injuries and damage to property.
02:13Heavy traffic also hit the Katipunan of Karambola
02:17after the northbound lane of the flyover was temporarily closed
02:20while the vehicles and debris left the area.
02:24It took six hours before it was reopened to the motorists.
02:28This is the first news.
02:30Bia Penlac for GMA Integrated News.
02:50END
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