Saturday, April 05, 2008 (Philippines)

HUGE TRAFFIC JAM started when a prime mover (inset) travelling south on Jose Rizal St. collided at corner H. Abellana St. with a limestone-loaded Fuso dumptruck, sending the smaller vehicle to fall on its side. (Photos from GMA 'Balitang Bisdak' Video) A COLLISION involving two trucks and a motorcycle in a major road in Mandaue City last Thursday night caused a traffic jam that saw vehicles stretch bumper-to-bumper for five kilometers. Mandaue City Vice Mayor Carlo Fortuna, who helped man the traffic, said a smoother flow was restored past 11:30 p.m., an hour after they cleared the intersection of a fallen truck and its scattered limestone cargo. But for five hours after the accident, the fallen truck blocked all vehicles bound for Cebu City, forcing drivers to use a circuitous detour in the hills of Casili. Vehicles bound for the north waited hours before they could slip through. Weary commuters ended up walking part of the way. [full story]