MANILA, Philippines–Another bus from a transport firm whose fleet was grounded by authorities in 2012 and earlier this year figured in an accident that injured at least 21 people on Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City on Tuesday morning.
A Nova Auto Transport bus (TWM 412) rear-ended another bus, a Fermina Express unit, causing passengers in both Philcoa-bound vehicles to suffer cuts and bruises, according SPO4 Henry Se, a traffic investigator from the Quezon City Police District.
The Nova driver, Ronald Bondice, 34, claimed that he lost control due to the slippery road on the approach to the corner of Commonwealth and Camaro Street, near Fairview General Hospital in Barangay (village) Commonwealth, around 5 a.m. Tuesday.
The impact shattered the Nova bus’s windshield and damaged the engine of the Fermina bus driven by Junie Siguero.
The injured were taken to East Avenue Medical Center for treatment. Bondice faced charges of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple physical injuries and damage to property.
In October 2012 and again in March this year, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board suspended the operation of Nova buses for figuring in major accidents.–Julie M. Aurelio
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