LTO summons jeepney owner, driver after fatal accident

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has summoned the owner and driver of a passenger jeepney involved in a fatal road accident on Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City, that killed two college students and injured 16 others.

LTO chief Assistant Secretary Vigor D. Mendoza II aims to determine if the incident was caused by reckless driving or the roadworthiness of the jeepney.

The LTO is investigating the incident to impose appropriate sanctions and will gather statements from other involved drivers, coordinating with the police.

The driver's license of the jeepney driver has been preventively suspended for 90 days.

The registered owner must present the passenger jeepney for inspection as part of the investigation.

The accident occurred around 6:30 a.m. when the involved passenger jeepney collided with the rear left portion of a modern jeepney.

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