Homeless man dies after being hit by bus on EDSA busway

A homeless man allegedly died after he was run over by a passenger bus on the EDSA busway in Quezon City.

In a report by Emil Sumangil on GTV “Balitanghali” on Tuesday, it was said that the incident happened past 8 a.m. at the height of the high volume of vehicles in the southbound lane of the busway near Bansalangin Street.

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The victim was trapped under the rear wheel of the bus.

The traffic investigator of the Quezon City Police District has not yet given a statement. Still, the Public Order and Safety of Quezon City Hall personnel stated that based on their conversation with the driver of the Jell Transport bus, the victim suddenly appeared.

According to information gathered by the Quezon City Hall Department of Public Order and Safety, the victim was sleeping on the side of the EDSA busway right under the elevated rail of the MRT.

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Clearing operations were conducted at 8 a.m. in the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

Those who stopped at the center island, including the man, allegedly ran away. He was hit by the bus when he jumped.

The driver’s license was confiscated, and he was charged with reckless imprudence resulting in homicide.

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Last month, a man also died after being hit by an  carousel  in Quezon City.

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Homeless man dies after being hit by bus on EDSA busway

According to Junnel Ibanez, a soft drinks vendor at the corner of EDSA and White Plains Avenue in Quezon City, he only knew the man by face. He said he was sleeping on the sidewalk of a private  in the area.

The man allegedly approached them this morning with a rock and looking for rugby or solvent. They allegedly ignored the man, so he left.

They just saw that he had been hit in the lane of the EDSA carousel bus.

According to Bong Nebrija of MMDA Traffic operations, the man was in the bus lane and tried to throw a stone at the oncoming bus.

The man’s head hit the windshield of the bus and the rock he was holding. His head was bloody from hitting the windshield.

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