EDSA logs most road accidents in NCR for 2024
In a social media post by GMA Integrated News' Joseph Morong on Thursday, he said that MMDA reported a total of 8,873 road accidents along EDSA.
C-5 Road placed second with the most vehicle crashes, with 8,675, followed by Commonwealth Ave. with 5,091 road accidents.
Quezon Avenue (2,883) and Roxas Boulevard (1,659) were also among the roads with the most accidents in Metro Manila.
They were followed by Marcos Highway (1,358) and Radial Road 10 (660), respectively.
The latest data was shown during the MMDA Metro Manila Road Safety Summit 2025. –VAL, GMA Integrated News
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