“At around 5:57am on Sunday, May 18, a Jude Transit bus burst into flames on the northbound lane of the South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) after Sales Bridge,” reports dzMM correspondent Dennis Datu on ABS-CBnnews.com.
The bus came from from Legazpi City and was on its way to Cubao, Quezon City. It was reportedly packed with passengers.
The report revealed: “The passengers related that they were in Alabang when they started hearing strange noises from the vehicle. Upon reaching Bicutan, they said the noise became louder, likening the sound to that of a helicopter. By the time they hit the Villamor exit, the passengers said they could already feel temperatures rise inside the bus.”
That was when the driver stopped the bus. By then, the vehicle was already on fire. Pasengers panicked, with some even jumping from the windows along with their children.
According to the bus driver Joel Daguiso he tried to put out the fire using a fire extinguisher but failed. By 6:20am the staff from Villamor Air Base and Skyway arrived at the scene.
Thankfully, nobody was hurt in the fire, except for some chickens that were brought by a passenger.
Daguiso is now being held by the PNP-Highway Patrol Group.
Screengrab from the Twitter page of dzMM correspondent Dennis Datu, as shared to the public and as posted on ABS-CBnnews.com
