Transport group sounds alarm on road crashes along EDSA Busway

Commuters avail free rides as part of the “Libreng Sakay” program at the Monumento EDSA carousel bus station in Caloocan City on August 6, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — A transport group on Friday called attention to reported cases of road crashes along the EDSA Busway Carousel as it urged the national government to prioritize the upgrade and eventual expansion of the bus rapid transit system to avoid fatal crashes later on. 

In a statement sent to reporters, the Move as One transport coalition urged the government to investigate the causes of said road crashes and to invest in measures to raise the safety, quality, accessibility and capacity of the EDSA Busway so road users arrive safely and efficiently at their destinations.

This comes ahead of November 20, the annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, which the coalition said was an "opportunity to pause and remember all people who have been killed and seriously injured on the world’s roads."

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