Many drivers of a bus firm involved in the accident that killed a three-year-old girl failed the driving test given by the Land Transport Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) prompting the agency to propose retraining of all drivers of public utility vehicles.

LTFRB chairman Alberto Suansing said the drivers' test was given to drivers of Jell Transport bus company following the public uproar over the death of Angel Quinto and the serious injury of her mother who were hit at a pedestrian lane by a Jell bus under the Santolan flyover in Quezon City.

Calling the results alarming and dangerous, Suansing said that only 34 out of 82 Jell Transport drivers passed the basic test for driving.

He said the results only showed that most of the drivers of public utility vehicles lack some driving skills and need to undergo retraining to ensure the safety of the pedestrians, other vehicles and their own passengers.

Under the LTFRB proposal, bus, jeepney and taxi drivers will have to retake a drivers' test and those who fail have to undergo retraining.

Public utility drivers met the proposal with mixed reactions with some saying that it will be just a repetition of other requirements before one can secure his professional driver's license.

“Bakit pa tayo babalik sa exams e binigyan na nga tayo ng professional license at ibig sabihin noon ay alam natin ang wastong pagmamaneho," a taxi driver said.