LTFRB suspends bus line in Edsa collision

Part of the Edsa-Magallanes bus stop lies crushed under this bus that reportedly swerved after it was hit by another bus on June 19, 2018. PHOTO COURTESY OF MMDA

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has temporarily suspended bus line Joyselle Express Inc. following a bus accident along southbound Edsa Magallanes on June 19.

In a three-page order, the LTFRB slapped a 30-day preventive suspension order against the bus line after one of its southbound buses lost its brakes, rammed another passenger bus, and crashed into a waiting shed.

READ: 19 hurt as bus rams into 2 vehicles, waiting shed on Edsa

About 19 persons were injured in the accident, 17 of whom were bus passengers while the other two were bystanders, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).  /vvp

Read more...