Vehicle pileup in EDSA causes heavy traffic

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MANILA — Six-vehicles piled up on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) on Thursday morning leaving one person injured and causing heavy traffic.

Reports from the Metropolitan Development Authority indicated that the accident occurred at Edsa-Quezon Avenue’s northbound lane.

The pile up started at around 6:57 a.m., according to Emma Lorista from the MMDA.

She said that accident involved an Asian utility vehicle, (AUV), a taxi, two sports utility vehicles (SUV) and a motorcycle.

Following the incident, the motorcycle driver, which was injured, was immediately taken to a nearby hospital.

Only one lane was passable after the accident, causing heavy traffic in the area.