JEDDAH, 30 June 2007 — Three Filipino workers were killed in a vehicular accident along King Road in Jeddah early yesterday, an official said.
Welfare Officer Abdurajik Samain of the Philippine Consulate General identified the fatalities as Robert Bautista, Angel Nixon Sy, and Amiel Bantasan, all employed by the Saudi Airconditioning and Manufacturing Company.
Samain said the bodies were brought to the King Abdulaziz Hospital morgue.
A fourth victim identified as Dondon Alcantara was under treatment at Baksh Hospital in Al Mina district, said Samain. He said two others were discharged after being treated for minor injuries.
A community member who talked with one of the survivors said the victims were on board an Isuzu Camper Shell on their way to Jeddah proper from a night out in Obhur beach when the accident happened between 6 to 7 a.m.
He said there were eight people in the car. The driver, who was unhurt, was reportedly taken by the police for questioning.
“I was told that the vehicle overturned and rolled just before a roundabout on King Road after hitting a road shoulder,” said the source, who asked not to be named.
He said three of the car’s passengers were thrown out of the car. “These were the three who died,” he added.
Last May 24, a Filipino civil engineer, who had just returned to the Kingdom from an emergency leave, was also killed in a road accident in Jeddah.
Diosdado Bautista Santiago was driving along a road in Al-Salamah district when it collided with a police patrol car.
