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VTI sends apologies to families of victims of Antique bus tragedy

December 7, 2023 People's Tonight 196 views

Vallacar Transit, Inc. (VTI), the operator of the Ceres bus that figured in a horrible accident in Antique, expressed its most heartfelt apologies to those involved in the incident.

In a statement, the firm said it would also like to send its sincerest condolences to the bereaved families.

Last December 5, 2023, at around 4:30 p.m. in Igbucay, Hamtic, Antique, a Ceres bus was involved in an incident which led to the death and injuries of the passengers, as well as the driver, conductor and inspector.

The bus, which was carrying 24 passengers, was on its way to Culasi from Iloilo when it accidentally fell off a ravine resulting to serious injuries and casualties among its occupants

The area is known to be accident-prone, with numerous vehicles falling off therein in the past.

As per confirmation, there are 17 confirmed casualties, nine of which are passengers and the remaining are the driver, conductor and line inspector.

VTI’s Branch, Admin and Maintenance Managers, Operations Personnel, Liaison Officers and nurses from both the West and East branches were immediately dispatched to the location of the incident to assist the victims.

VTI has reported the incident to the Land Transportation and Franchising Regulatory Board immediately, and is willing to cooperate with any investigations they will be conducting.

In coordination with the LTFRB-Region 6, the management has decided to voluntarily suspend all operations of the 12 remaining units under the franchise involving Case No. 11-VI-021-AK pending investigation, wherein the bus involved in the incident had been a part of.

VTI will be providing financial assistance to the passengers and their families, as well as shouldering the medical and burial expenses.

The management has assigned personnel to be on stand-by at the hospital for further updates and assistance.

Rest assured that we are doing everything that we can to make sure this is being handled properly and carefully.

The management guarantees the riding public we are taking all the appropriate steps to ensure our buses are road-worthy and well-maintained.

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