00:00A truck loaded with copra was damaged in Antipolo City.
00:05Seven vehicles were damaged.
00:07And that's what Jaime Santos is reporting live.
00:11Jaime.
00:15Ivan, the traffic here in Barangay Mambugan in Antipolo City is very heavy
00:22because of the crash of the vehicles yesterday.
00:26The vehicles involved in the accident were hit by a landslide on Sumulong Highway.
00:32A truck was on the side of the road.
00:34And the sand and hollow blocks it was loaded with fell on the road.
00:38Next to it were three more vehicles.
00:41Eight vehicles were involved in the crash.
00:43According to Traffic Supervisor Ricardo Q,
00:46the 18-wheel trailer truck loaded with copra came from Quezon to Manila.
00:51When it came to the other side of Sumulong Highway,
00:54the driver noticed that he lost his brakes.
00:58The driver was trying to move the truck,
01:00but because the highway is a landslide, the vehicles were hit.
01:05In fear that the truck might hit the post, the driver jumped.
01:09He was about to jump, but he didn't.
01:12He was taken to the hospital.
01:14There were no serious injuries in the accident.
01:17The police turned over the investigation and the driver of the truck.
01:22The area was really accident-prone because the highway is a landslide.
01:27That's why the motorists were reminded to be careful on the road
01:31and to check the vehicles carefully.
01:35The truck had a loose brake.
01:37It was just in Metroview.
01:38The driver tried to use the brakes,
01:40but it seemed like it was slipping.
01:41There were vehicles on its side.
01:44All of them.
01:45It's a good thing that my driver didn't get injured.
01:47He was able to do it.
01:48That's why no one died.
01:50I jumped because I might have hit the head of the truck.
01:59Ivan, the tow truck is already here.
02:01It's being towed to the 18-wheeler truck.
02:03It's being towed by vehicles along Sumulong Highway.
02:07It will be towed here in a few minutes
02:10so that the traffic won't be paused.
02:12The other vehicles that were involved in the accident have already left the area.
02:16That's the latest from Antipolo.
02:18Back to you, Ivan.
02:20Thank you very much, Jamie Santos.
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