8 hurt in La Union vehicular accident
>> Wednesday, May 24, 2023
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- — Eight persons including a singer were injured when their vehicle figured in an accident here May 14.
Gigi de Lana, Mary Gidget de Llana in real life, and her companions were headed to Ilocos Norte for a musical event when their Toyota Hi-Ace van crashed into a Foton Tornado truck parked along the opposite side of the road in Barangay II at around 10:30 a.m., police said.
The vehicular mishap occurred amid reports that road crash incidents in Ilocos region are on the rise this year.
Probers said that van driver Joseph George Wagan could have fallen asleep, causing the vehicle to stray into the opposite lane.
Aside from De Lana and Wagan, injured were Emmanuel Cruz, Carmela Liane Cueto, Mike Jesser Castillo, John Maverick Sumaylo, Julius Traquena and Jan Joseph Verceles.
The victims were brought to the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center for treatment.
In a post on social media, De Lana said that after receiving medical clearance from the hospital, she and her bandmates pushed through with the event.
“No one else was involved in the accident and all issues have been resolved,” she posted on Facebook.
De Lana thanked the city government of San Fernando and the people who assisted them during the accident.
Gigi de Lana, Mary Gidget de Llana in real life, and her companions were headed to Ilocos Norte for a musical event when their Toyota Hi-Ace van crashed into a Foton Tornado truck parked along the opposite side of the road in Barangay II at around 10:30 a.m., police said.
The vehicular mishap occurred amid reports that road crash incidents in Ilocos region are on the rise this year.
Probers said that van driver Joseph George Wagan could have fallen asleep, causing the vehicle to stray into the opposite lane.
Aside from De Lana and Wagan, injured were Emmanuel Cruz, Carmela Liane Cueto, Mike Jesser Castillo, John Maverick Sumaylo, Julius Traquena and Jan Joseph Verceles.
The victims were brought to the Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center for treatment.
In a post on social media, De Lana said that after receiving medical clearance from the hospital, she and her bandmates pushed through with the event.
“No one else was involved in the accident and all issues have been resolved,” she posted on Facebook.
De Lana thanked the city government of San Fernando and the people who assisted them during the accident.
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