Eight vehicles in collision, stall traffic at Fernan bridge

The collision resulted to a heavy traffic in Marcelo Fernan Bridge. (CDN PHOTO/ NORMAN MENDOZA)

EIGHT vehicles got tangled in a vehicular accident at Marcelo Fernan Bridge downhill at the Mandaue City side at 3 pm Saturday.

Glenn Antigua, head of the Traffic Enforcement Agency of Mandaue (Team), said a cargo truck owned by Vic Enterprises that came from Lapu-Lapu City and sped downhill towards UN Avenue in Mandaue City allegedly lost its brakes and rammed into a taxi, two other small trucks and three taxis.

One of the taxis rammed into an opposite lane and hit a motorcycle. The vehicles blocked the lane going to Mandaue City and the opposite lane, stalling traffic.

The build up of vehicles in Lapu-Lapu City even reached the airport and as far as barangay Buaya. Other vehicles were diverted to the old bridge.

Mandaue City traffic personnel closed the lane going to Lapu-Lapu City to allow vehicles to exit Lapu-Lapu City.

Vehicles along Plaridel Street also got stalled for more than an hour resulting to a build up of vehicles fron UN Avenue that reached up to Ouano Avenue in the Mandaue City reclamation area.

Roel Acle, a 41-year-ld taxi driver survived the collision with only a small cut in the arm due to broken glass. A nun who rode another cab likewise survived the collision even if the vehicle was sandwiched in between two trucks.

A motorcycle driver and two taxi drivers were brought to the Mandaue District Hospital. Their identities along with the truck driver responsible for the accident have yet to be known as of this writing.