The Department of Foreign Affairs on Saturday extended its condolences to the families of two Filipina nurses who were killed in a car accident in Australia on Friday.
In a statement released on Saturday, the DFA confirmed that two individuals who died from a head-on car crash were Filipina nurses.”©”©
“Our thoughts and prayers go to the loved ones of two of our own who lost their lives in this tragedy,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said after receiving the initial report from Ambassador Minda Cruz of the Philippine Embassy in Canberra.
Cayetano also said that the country is praying for the quick recovery of six others who were injured.
The Foreign Affairs chief added that the DFA is ready to extend any possible assistance that the families of the victims may require.”©”©
In her report, Cruz said a pharmacist, his three children and a relative of one of the fatalities were injured in the car crash.”©
Cruz said the two fatalities, who were active members of the Filipino Community in Canberra, were on their way to Melbourne to attend an El Shaddai anniversary event when the accident happened.”©
The envoy who visited the injured victims in the hospital, said the victims were on board a Dodge Journey vehicle which collided head-on with a Toyota Land Cruiser being driven by a 65-year-old man. “©”©
The crash, which took place along a stretch of highway in Wallaroo, about an hour from Canberra, is under investigation by authorities.