(Eagle News)—The Department of Transportation on Wednesday, Sept. 26, vowed to shoulder the medical expenses of seven of MRT-3 maintenance and security personnel who were injured after two of the line’s service vehicles “accidentally collided.”
“Seven (7) maintenance and security personnel sustained injuries and are now being treated at the VRP Medical Center. DOTr-MRT3 management has reached out to their families ..,” the DOTr said in a statement.
According to the DOTr, of the seven, two— Roger Piamonte and driver technician Eric Anthony Cabab—sustained fractures in their shoulders after the trains collided between the Guadalupe and Buendia stations around 3 a.m.
The incident prompted a one-hour delay in the deployment of trains for Wednesday.
The DOTr has apologized for the incident, and said a probe was underway.
