MANILA, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and seven others injured after a speeding passenger jeepney collided with two vehicles on a busy road in the Philippine capital on Sunday, authorities said.

The Quezon City Risk Reduction and Management Office said the crash occurred on Sunday morning and involved a passenger jeepney, a sedan car, and an electric jeepney while traveling east along a city's busy avenue.

The impact of the crash caused the passenger jeepney to overturn, throwing its passengers onto the road. Two passengers died at the scene.

Emergency workers brought the injured passengers to the hospital for treatment.

Local authorities have detained the driver of the speeding jeepney while investigating the cause of the collision.

Jeepneys are vital to the city's public transportation network. They continue to be a prominent and accessible mode of transport despite the ongoing modernization efforts. Enditem

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