13 hurt in bus, truck collision on NLEX in Bulacan

PULILAN, Philippines — At least 13 people were hurt when a Metro Manila-bound bus collided with a truck loaded with onions on the North Luzon Expressway in this town in Bulacan province on Monday, police said.

Superintendent Helson Walin, Pulilan police chief, said 12 passengers of the Victory Liner bus, which came from Olongapo City, and the helper of the Isuzu Elf delivery truck were hurt when the bus hit the rear of the truck at 5:45 a.m.

Walin said the bus overtook other vehicles and hit the truck when it changed lanes.

Police said the victims were taken to the Bulacan Medical Center in the City of Malolos.

Reports from the Tollways Management Corp. (TMC), the NLEX operator, said the accident slowed down traffic flow for an hour and created a 3-kilometer-long queue of vehicles on the southbound half of the expressway.