Bus company grounded after accident injures 39 persons
12/24/2009 | 03:05 PM
A bus company was temporarily disallowed from ferrying passengers on Thursday after one of its units was involved in an accident that hurt 39 persons.
Buses of BOTSC were grounded after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) issued a cease and desist order days after the accident took place on Monday.
“Yan ang pamaskong handog ko sa kanila (That is my Christmas gift to the bus company)," LTFRB chairman Alberto Suansing said in an interview on dzXL radio.
The order was issued as early as Wednesday but it was not immediately served, Suansing said.
On Monday, a BOTSC bus (NCZ-761) went out of control while its driver was reportedly trying to outrun another bus. It later slammed into a concrete post in front of the SM City North EDSA mall.
At least 39 passengers were injured, including Divine Reyes-Caraecle of dzBB radio.
In the meantime, Suansing warned abusive taxi and bus operators from cheating passengers during the Christmas rush that the LTFRB will deal with them after the holidays.
He advised passengers of overcharging bus firms to keep their tickets as a basis for complaints.
Suansing also enjoined passengers who were refused service by taxi drivers to jot down plate numbers of these cabs.
“Ang mga taxi driver na nagsuplado ngayon na di agad makuha dahil sa sitwasyon, huwag sila mag-alala, may araw ng paghabol sa mga yan (If taxi and bus drivers think they can get away with it because of the rush now, they better think again. We’ll still go after them in the New Year)," he said. - RJAB, Jr./GMANews.TV
Buses of BOTSC were grounded after the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) issued a cease and desist order days after the accident took place on Monday.
“Yan ang pamaskong handog ko sa kanila (That is my Christmas gift to the bus company)," LTFRB chairman Alberto Suansing said in an interview on dzXL radio.
The order was issued as early as Wednesday but it was not immediately served, Suansing said.
On Monday, a BOTSC bus (NCZ-761) went out of control while its driver was reportedly trying to outrun another bus. It later slammed into a concrete post in front of the SM City North EDSA mall.
At least 39 passengers were injured, including Divine Reyes-Caraecle of dzBB radio.
In the meantime, Suansing warned abusive taxi and bus operators from cheating passengers during the Christmas rush that the LTFRB will deal with them after the holidays.
He advised passengers of overcharging bus firms to keep their tickets as a basis for complaints.
Suansing also enjoined passengers who were refused service by taxi drivers to jot down plate numbers of these cabs.
“Ang mga taxi driver na nagsuplado ngayon na di agad makuha dahil sa sitwasyon, huwag sila mag-alala, may araw ng paghabol sa mga yan (If taxi and bus drivers think they can get away with it because of the rush now, they better think again. We’ll still go after them in the New Year)," he said. - RJAB, Jr./GMANews.TV
