- Empty Coffins Fall From Van on NLEX, Hitting SUV and Causing Traffic Delay
- NLEX Incident: Falling Coffins Lead to Minor Traffic Disruption Near Pulilan Exit
- Coffins Fall From Van on Candaba Viaduct, NLEX Management Confirms
Two empty coffins fell onto the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) near the Pulilan Exit in Bulacan on Tuesday evening, January 21, causing minor traffic congestion.
Motorist Noel Luartes, who witnessed the incident at around 7 p.m., said he was driving home with his family when they saw the coffins on the road.
Screengrab from NOEL LUARTES / FB video
"I was coming from San Fernando. I was heading home to Pulilan, Bulacan with my family when we saw the coffins," Luartes told INQUIRER.net in an interview on Wednesday.
He noted that the coffins appeared to have fallen from an FB-type van.
According to the NLEX management, the coffins were found near the Candaba 3rd Viaduct going southbound.
"The coffins were empty. We were able to set them aside, and the driver later returned to claim them," NLEX Traffic Operations Head Robin Ignacio told INQUIRER.net in an interview.
He added that the coffins that fell from the van hit an SUV.
Screengrab from NOEL LUARTES / FB video
"The driver who claimed the coffins approached the SUV driver. They talked and met at one of our rest and refuel areas," he noted.
The two parties reached an agreement, and the matter of the damage to the SUV has already been settled, the NLEX management added.
The NLEX management has apologized for the incident and assured motorists that they are taking steps to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
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