Vehicular Accident at Ayala Ave. cor. Dela Costa

[karl88]

The accident happened at around 8am this morning. An Isuzu Trooper that was making a turn from Ayala Ave. to H.V. Dela Costa experienced some problems with the accelerator pedal (as narrated by the owner) when it got stuck while he was stepping on it when he was making the turn. As a result, the trooper rammed the steel fence near Metrobank (GT Tower) on to the sidewalk and on a concrete bench just outside the bank branch. It was a good thing though that there were no pedestrians walking, nor were there people sitting on the bench during that time.

A toyota corolla was side swiped while the trooper hit the fence. the corolla sustained a scraped right side (front fender up to the rear door) and a broken side mirror. The driver of the corolla was okay...so was the trooper driver...although the wife of the trooper owner suffered a cut on her lip. must have bitten her lip during the accident.

When all the steel fence debris were removed from under the trooper, and after one tire was replaced....the trooper drove off the sidewalk before it was attached to the tow truck.


Mods: i don't know what section to post this. paki move na lang po kung di pwede dito.

[OTEP]

Heto na naman tayo sa 'accelerator got stuck' alibi. Maybe it's his foot that got stuck.

It's common knowledge that the brakes of a modern automobile can hold a vehicle in place even if the engine is on full power.

But that's one tough Trooper.

I pity the car he sideswiped. Innocent victim.

[nugundam93]

holy cow. at least it wasn't as gory as the last ayala ave accident.; :D

[baiskee]

nyyaaaaayyyy...kakatakot. di kaya nasaniban yang trooper.

[ian_rex]

di kaya nagkamali lang nang tinapakang pedal yan? instead of brakes, accelerator ang natapakan?

[karl88]

well, hirap talaga mag speculate kung anong nangyari when it happened, pero that was according to what he said. The owner was mga late 40'sh or early 50'sh na, and mukhang maingat sa sasakyan niya and kasi her wife has a hip problem and was using a walker na parang wheel chair din at the same time, so i guess maingat din siya mag drive.

buti na lang at walang nasaktan sa accident na yon.

[Macho]

I think so...

[j_avonni]

Kawawa naman yung Trooper. Ibinangga na, sya pa ang pinagbintangan.

[alwayz_yummy]

well, malay nga atin.. baka naka slippers at di naalis agad sa gas pedal(happend to me once kay shoes na lagi ako)

or sadyang nataranta na.

[OTEP]

Kawawa naman yung Trooper. Ibinangga na, sya pa ang pinagbintangan.

Siyempre the driver will not blame himself.