2 dead, 4 injured in car crash at NAIA

 

The black SUV finally came to a halt by the glass doors of the terminal entrance

Two people were killed and four others were injured after a black SUV crashed through barriers at the departure area of Terminal 1 of  Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila at about 8:50 am today, May 4.

The dead included the five-year-old daughter of a departing overseas Filipino worker, and a 29-year-old male.

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The injured included another OFW who was about to leave the country and members of his family who were sending him off.

According to initial reports the SUV driver identified as Leo Gonzales told investigators he was parked at the terminal’s entrance after taking a passenger to the airport, when another car suddenly passed in front. He panicked and pressed on the accelerator instead of the brakes.

The driver said he hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes in panic

However, two CCTV footages taken overhead showed the car’s path was only blocked by a pedestrian at the time. The SUV is seen to have accelerated fast, managed to avoid the pedestrian, but rammed through the barriers and crushed people around, before resting just before the glass doors of the terminal entrance.

Here's a link to a CCTV footage from NAIA: https://www.facebook.com/bomboradyophilippines/videos/4053108891592308/

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Videos shared online by onlookers showed the dead girl’s father in an emotional breakdown, saying “anak ko yun, anak ko yun,” repeatedly.

In a statement, the New NAIA Infra Corp (NNIC) said the driver who crashed the car is now in the custody of the Philippine National Police which is pursuing an investigation.

The two fatalities were both dead on the spot

The Land Transportation Office has suspended his licence for 90 days while the investigation is ongoing, while a show cause order has been issued against both the driver and the registered owner of the car, said to be a Ford Everest.

Meantime, NNIC’s president, Ramon S. Ang, has committed to personally pay for the medical expenses of those injured and provide financial assistance to the families of the two fatalities.

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) said it has preventively suspended the driver’s license of the motorist involved in the incident. It will last for 90 days while the investigation is ongoing.

The LTO also said it has also issued a show cause order against the registered owner and the driver of the SUV.

Aftermath of the tragedy on SCTEX caused by a driver who said he fell asleep at the wheel

The NAIA tragedy happened just three days after a sleeping passenger bus slammed onto a number of vehicles lined up at the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX), killing 10 people and injuring 37 others.

Reports said the driver of the Pangasinan-bound Solid North provincial bus told investigators he had fallen asleep at the wheel.

Among those killed were eight people in a Nissan Urvan which had set off from Antipolo City, including four children being taken to camp in Pangasinan.

Also killed were a couple aboard a Kia Sonet car – 32-year-old Philippine Coast Guard Seawoman 1 Dain Janica Alinas and her husband, Jon-jon, 34. Miraculously, their two-year-old son who was strapped to his car seat, escaped unharmed.

The family was said to be on their way to a holiday in Baguio City.

Nearly all of the injured were passengers  of the North Star bus and mostly sustained only minor wounds, including the driver.

Authorities have since arrested  the driver and he now faces charges of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicides, physical injuries and property damage.