5 hurt as truck rams into 2 buses on STAR

BATANGAS, Philippines  – Five people were injured after a container truck rammed into two passenger buses along the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) tollway in Sto. Tomas town here yesterday morning, authorities said.

Elizalde Mediano, STAR tollway radio operator, said the two buses of Ceres and RRCG firms were lining up at a toll booth on the northbound lane in Sto. Tomas when the truck driven by one Reynaldo Furiaque suddenly rammed into them.

Investigation showed that the truck’s brakes had malfunctioned.                   

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