Atty. Rene Saguisag injured, wife killed in vehicular accident!

[Automahn]

Just watched the news on Umagang Kay Ganda. Atty. Rene Saguisag is critically injured while his wife was dead on arrival at the hospital after they met an accident along Osmena Highway. They were riding in a Toyota Hiace Grandia when a dump truck collided with their vehicle.

[lugarai]

Tsk...tsk.....tsk.....Mga truck kasi kala mo mga siga sa daan kung magpatakbo palibhasa iniisip nila na iiwasan tlaga cla....eh panu kung di mo nga napansin gaya ng ngyari kila ka rene..

[Horsepower]

sa clip illustration parang kasalanan ng driver nila e. Malapit na yung dump truck nang biglang tumawid.

And dump trucks, especially loaded ones take a lot of braking distance.

[claRkEnt]

tsk. tsk. tsk... RIP to Ms Dulce.

ang aksidente nga naman... if they were on their way home, they're just about a kilometer away from their place na lang. Malapit na malapit na! Sa Bautista lang ang bahay nyan eh.

It was in an intersection and Green daw kaso yung dump truck dumiretso at sinalpok ang Grandia.

Another driver, who was two vehicles behind the Saguisag vehicle, told dzMM radio that the traffic intersection light was on green when the dump truck hit the Saguisag van.

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakin...ticle_id=99542

[Djerms]

OT: Si Saguisag yung lawyer ni erap diba? Yung nagkukunwaring makamasa?

BTT: RIP to his wife.

[HIFI]

Marami na ako nakita na dump truck drivers beating the red light at high speed. Very irresponsible talaga. Tira ng tira.

The last time I've seen one, na muntikan na ako. Yung katabi kong kotse wasn't that lucky. Hindi niya makita yung dump truck sa other side dahil malaki ang SUV dala namin, naka harang ang view niya kasi. Kawawang driver ng kotse, nabila na lang siya sa side impact. Buti na lang walang namatay, pero wasak ang fender, and engine.

[VtEC]

whoa.sad to hear that.

ang buhay talaga dimo alam kung hanggang saan.

[CVT]

Kaya nga ingat lang tayong lahat and be on the lookout all the time.....

4403:matrix:

[Horsepower]

Ah so dumptruck driver pala may kasalanan. Buti nahuli. kawawa lang both families (Saguisag and of the driver).

[Monseratto]

Maraming mindless drivers na di alam anong ibig sabihin ng yellow at red light. Unfortunate lang naka bangga ng politikong lawyer ni Erap...At sa Binay Country ng yari. Talagang rehas para sa truck driver na ito.

[FrankDrebin]

Tsk...tsk.....tsk.....Mga truck kasi kala mo mga siga sa daan kung magpatakbo palibhasa iniisip nila na iiwasan tlaga cla....eh panu kung di mo nga napansin gaya ng ngyari kila ka rene..

Bossing. Hindi pa natin alam ang kung sino ang may kasalanan. Hindi naman lahat ng truck drivers ay siga sa daan.

[Aileen]

Bossing. Hindi pa natin alam ang kung sino ang may kasalanan. Hindi naman lahat ng truck drivers ay siga sa daan.

It was in the news that the truck driver is guilty.. testigo yung taxi driver na nasa likuran nila atty saguisag.. narinig daw sa radio nung taxi driver yung statement nung truck driver, tapos nung narinig nya di sya makatiis dahil puro kasinungalingan daw, kaya bumalik sya sa accident scene at nireport sa pulis na yung truck driver yung mabilis na sumagasa sa van nila saguisag at naka green na nung nag go yung van nila atty.

[liv]

It was in the news that the truck driver is guilty.. testigo yung taxi driver na nasa likuran nila atty saguisag.. narinig daw sa radio nung taxi driver yung statement nung truck driver, tapos nung narinig nya di sya makatiis dahil puro kasinungalingan daw, kaya bumalik sya sa accident scene at nireport sa pulis na yung truck driver yung mabilis na sumagasa sa van nila saguisag at naka green na nung nag go yung van nila atty.

lalo lang titibay yung theory na truck driver nga me kasalanan... me testigo kasi in the person of the taxi driver.

[non-vtec]

talk about being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

i extend my deepest condolonces to the saguisag family.

[chua_riwap]

ABS_CBNNews.com
8 Nov. 2007
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=98480

Docs: Saguisag will live

Doctors have assured family and friends that former senator Rene Saguisag will live despite severe injuries he sustained in a road crash before dawn Thursday in Makati City. Saguisag's wife died while two of their companions were wounded in the road crash.

"The doctors said he is going to survive," Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, Saguisag's friend and ally, said after checking the former senator's condition at Makati Medical Center.

The former senator's son, lawyer Rebo Saguisag, also told the media that according to doctors, his father does not have to undergo a surgery for the blood clot in his head.

The younger Saguisag, however, said his father might not immediately function "100 percent" because of the blood clot.

Aside from the head and chest injuries, the former senator also sustained seven fractured ribs. Doctors said his second and eighth ribs were broken though he can still walk despite the pain.

'Very responsive'

Dr. Romeo Bundar of the Ospital ng Makati earlier said Saguisag was "very responsive" but could not open his eyes after being administered first aid. Saguisag and his wife, Dulce, were rushed to the city hospital following the accident past 2 a.m.

"The next 24 hours is critical. He needs to be closely monitored hourly. We hope that he will remain strong," Bundar told ABS-CBN's morning show, "Umagang Kay Ganda."

Bundar said Saguisag was lethargic but responsive when rushed to the hospital. The doctor added that the patient's eyes and chest were swollen.

"If you tell him to raise his hands, he will raise his hands. If you tell him to raise his eyebrows, he can raise his eyebrows," the doctor said when asked to describe how responsive the former senator was.

Saguisag was transferred to Makati Medical Center. His wife, Dulce, expired before arriving at the city hospital.

Bundar said Saguisag's wife died of "multiple physical fatal injuries." He said she had neck, chest and head injuries.

Saguisag and his wife were on board a white Toyota Grandia when a yellow dump truck (GBF 417) hit them at the intersection of Arnaiz Avenue (formerly Pasay Road) and Osmeña Highway past 2 a.m.

Philip Calvario, the couple's driver, was also in critical condition. Dance instructor Imelda Ubong, meanwhile, sustained minor injuries.

Saguisag and his wife were on their way home after a night of ballroom dancing at Mike's Cafe when the accident happened.

'He just stood there'

Meanwhile, the driver of the dump truck identified as Manuel Geronimo was brought to the city's police headquarters for investigation.

The driver claimed he had the right of way because his lane was on green light when the couple's van appeared in the middle of the intersection.

Taxi driver Geoffrey Olmogez, however, belied Geronimo's claim. Olmogez said he was a car away from the Saguisags' van when the accident happened. He said the Saguisags' lane was on green light.

Olmogez said he was tailing the Saguisags on Arnaiz toward Bicutan and were about to cross the Osmeña when the dump truck rammed the couple's van.

The taxi driver estimated the truck's speed at 100-120 kilometers per hour before the impact. He said the impact was so strong that the van was thrown 30 meters away from its original position.

Olmogez said he decided to go to the police to give his testimony when he heard Geronimo over the radio claiming he had the right of way.

He added that the dump truck driver got off his vehicle after the crash but only to check his vehicle. He said the dump truck driver did not do anything to help the Saguisags and the other victim

[Horsepower]

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44265

[Honda97]

you really can't be too sure driving in the philippines. even if you have right of way, you still have to check and be careful before crossing intersections...

[chua_riwap]

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44265

Ooooopppss! May nauna na pala. Medyo mabagal kasi loading Tsikot.

Anyway, paki-merge na lang po.

Thanks.

[radiskull0415]

any updates on this? how is saguisag? i heard from the radio kanina that the tmg can trace kung anong traffic light ang naka-green light during the time of the accident...

not being biased on the dump truck driver, mejo mayabang din talaga magmaneho yang mga yan at dinadaan nila sa laki pero kahit ano mangyari e siguradong ididiin nila ung dump truck driver pero wala rin mangyayari dahil wala naman ibabayad yun at kahit makulong pa yun hindi na rin nila mabubuhay si Mrs. Saguisag...

tsikot people ingat na lng po sa kalsada...

[Flagg]

Meanwhile, the driver of the dump truck identified as Manuel Geronimo was brought to the city's police headquarters for investigation.

The driver claimed he had the right of way because his lane was on green light when the couple's van appeared in the middle of the intersection.

Nyahaha, arschloch.