PNR workers get back on track the two train coaches derailed in Wednesday’s accident in Taguig City. According to the PNR, the derailment may have been caused by the theft of rail track parts. JOAN BONDOC
Despite the derailment of two train coaches that left around 80 people injured near the Skyway Magallanes exit in Taguig City on Wednesday, no one has gone to the police to file a case against the Philippine National Railways (PNR).
Senior Supt. Arthur Asis, the city’s police chief, however, said that it was also possible that the complainants went directly to prosecutor’s offices or the National Bureau of Investigation.
Based on the information he received, Asis said that all of the injured patients who sought treatment at the Taguig-Pateros District Hospital have been sent home.
A check by the Inquirer around 1 p.m. yesterday showed that the two coaches that fell over after the derailment had yet to be towed. Asis said that the area was finally cleared later in the afternoon.
He added that the investigation into the cause of the derailment would be undertaken by the PNR and not by the police as this would require “technical” knowledge.
When interviewed on Radyo Inquirer, PNR spokesperson Paul de Quiros said that an initial report showed that there were missing angle bars and rail clips in the area where the accident happened.