00:00Meanwhile, the driver who lost control of the van he was driving Tuesday last week at the Central Luzon Link freeway
00:06that led to the deaths of five passengers and injuries of eight others, has had his driving privileges forever revoked.
00:14The order issued by the LTO upon instructions of DOTR head Hancho Vince Dizon
00:19was based on post-accident reports, sobriety and drug tests that found driver John Baptista Martin
00:26under the influence of a controlled substance when he lost control of the van's wheel
00:31and eventually crashed into the CLX sensor divider.
00:35Five of his passengers were declared DOA at the hospital and they were rushed that they were rushed to.
00:41In the meantime, another driver of a provincial bus line servicing the northern Lausanne route
00:46has also had his license revoked for 90 days after the bus he drove wound up in a road mishap
00:53that took the lives of two of his passengers.
00:55A show cause order has been served on him to explain his side
00:59while the operator or owner of the provincial bus line has also been invited and directed
01:04to order the drivers of the bus line to undergo a road worthiness seminar.
