Bus-truck collision snarls traffic in NLEx

MANILA, Philippines – A passenger bus and a truck collided in the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Tuesday afternoon, snarling traffic in the area, the NLEx management said.

North Luzon Expressway. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

The passenger Genesis bus and a truck collided in the northbound lane near the Bocaue exit around 4:50 p.m., Robin Ignacio, head of the NLEx Safety and Traffic Management Corp., said in an interview over Inquirer Radio 990AM.

Passengers of the bus were hurt and were rushed to the hospital, Ignacio said.

The accident caused traffic in the area. Ignacio said the only two lanes were opened to traffic, which reached up to the Bocaue exit.

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