Two men were killed early Sunday in a four-vehicle crash allegedly caused by a sports utility vehicle crashing into a passenger jeepney that was unloading passengers in Quezon City.

Killed instantly was Jamel Pacasum of Cainta Rizal. He was the passenger of a jeepney (TXA-725) on the Cubao-Rosario route. He was pinned between the PUJ and a Ford Escape (XNE-898). The Escape’s passenger Ren Joseph Garcia died from massive head and neck injuries.

Head of Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Camp Karingal Chief Inspector Erlito Renegin identified the driver of the Ford Escape as Jonathan Reyes, who was seriously injured along with his two passengers: Leonardo Miguel and Carlo Salazar. They remain confined at the Medical City in Pasig City for treatment of multiple injuries in the head and body.

Renegin said that the accident happened at around 3 a.m., Sunday, along E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue in Barangay (village) Bagumbayan near Eastwood City.

Several PUJs had occupied a lane of the thoroughfare when the SUV loomed into view. Pacasum, the QCPD traffic sector chief said, was getting off a passenger jeepney when the Ford Escape crashed into it. Pacasum was pinned and practically cut in half by the impact.

Renegin said that the powerful crash caused the PUJ (TXA-725) to slam into two other passenger jeepneys, one with license plates UWG-980 and the other with NYD-603), in front of it.

Bystanders immediately brought the injured passengers, most of whom were pulled out from the wreckage of the Ford Escape, to the nearest hospital. Garcia died instantly from his injuries.

Renegin said that they are still investigating if the driver of the SUV, who is in critical condition, could be held liable for reckless imprudence, which resulted in the death of the two men and damage to other vehicles.