Bus hits delivery truck on SLEx, 2 hurt

SAN PEDRO, Laguna, Philippines — A passenger bus bound for Batangas and a softdrink delivery truck figured in a road accident along the South Luzon expressway (SLEx) in Laguna early on Thursday, leaving two persons injured.

At past 10 a.m., traffic personnel were still retrieving the delivery truck of RC Cola that swerved and fell into the road embankment, said SLEx traffic and security manager Chito Silbol, in a phone interview. The delivery truck’s driver and helper, whose names were not immediately available, were both injured in the accident, he said.

Silbol said a unit of the Alps Bus Inc. hit the delivery truck at its rear at around 7:20 a.m. as the two vehicles were nearing the Silangan exit in Calamba City. The impact caused the truck to swerve and fall into the embankment.

The police Highway Patrol Group in Laguna was still investigating the cause of the collision, but Silbol said one of the bus passengers told responders that the bus driver “seemed sleepy” behind the wheel, Silbol said.

The bus passengers, he said, were unhurt while the vehicle was turned over to the police.