4 Pinoy nurses die in Saudi Arabia car crash

MANILA, Philippines - Four Filipino nurses died in a car crash in Taif, Saudi Arabia last Friday (January 16). The female nurses were identified as Nancy Brion, Gemma Teodora, Cecille Detorio and Rosely Laceda. The four were working in a private dental clinic in Al Baha city in south west Saudi Arabia, said Philippine Foreign Affairs spokesperson Bayani Mangibin on Monday. The Philippine consulate in Saudi Arabia had already ordered the victims’ employer to secure the police report of the Filipino casualties and find out if someone is liable in the incident. Mangibin said the relatives of the nurses have already been informed. "We are coordinating with authorities to facilitate the return of their remains to the country," he added. Aside from the repatriation of the remains, Mangibin said the Department of Foreign Affairs would assist in checking the documents of the victims to find out if they are eligible for the burial fund of the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Administration. - GMANews.TV