3 nurses die, 4 hurt in C5 flyover accident

MANILA, Philippines - Three nurses were killed while four others were injured after a wayward car smashed into an Asian utility vehicle (AUV) in Pasig City, early Monday.

A radio report said nurses Lyn Pascua, Rose Ann Ocuendo and Janine Ray Manzanida died after their AUV was hit by a wayward car driven by Luis Asistio III on the southbound lane of the C-5 flyover in Pasig City at around 2:30 a.m.

Asistio, AUV driver Ryan Lester Yadao, Jacklyn Mae Terado and Bubbles Lapuos were hurt during the accident, the report added.

Initial investigations showed that the car driven by Asistio plowed through the plant box on the center isle of the highway before going over the opposite lane and hit the AUV.

Most the victims sustained head injuries.