MANILA – Two Filipinos died while four others were injured in a car accident outside the Lucky Plaza shopping center in Orchard Road in Singapore Sunday.
Minister and Consul General Adrian Candolada of the Philippine Embassy in Singapore confirmed the accident involved six overseas Filipinos.
Candolada said two Filipinos died, while four others remain in the hospital, two of which are in intensive care.
The Philippine official said what happened was a freak accident.
“Usually kasi very popular itong Lucky Plaza sa mga Pinay natin for their rest day. So it was a freak accident,” he said, adding that police investigation on the incident is ongoing.
Authorities have arrested the 64-year-old driver, Singapore media reported, while the investigation is ongoing.
Channel News Asia said Lucky Plaza is known to be popular among Filipino domestic workers who gather there during their Sunday day off.
The Straits Times said the car crashed through a metal railing before landing on the side of the road next to the mall, hitting several people.
The Singapore government will shoulder the repatriation of the migrant workers’ remains, he added, while the Philippine government would extend all kinds of support and assistance to the families of the other victims.
The embassy, in a statement, conveyed their sympathies to the victims’ relatives, whom they said have been informed of the incident.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said it is checking the latest information about the accident with the embassy, and that assistance will be provided to the victims. (ABS-CBN News/PN)
