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SUV kills 2 at NAIA
A black Ford Everest SUV crashed into the departure area of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Sunday morning, May 4, killing two people, including a five-year-old girl, and injuring four others.
The driver, Leo Sinlao Gonzales, 47, claimed a sedan cut him off, causing him to mistakenly accelerate.
However, CCTV footage did not show the sedan Gonzales blamed for the incident.
Three of the injured, including Cynthia Masunson, 34, and her daughter Sophia, 4, were taken to San Juan de Dios Hospital in Pasay.
The fatalities were identified as the five-year-old girl and Dearick Keo Faustino, 28.
Gonzales, a hardware delivery driver from Batangas, is in police custody and being investigated.
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The driver involved in the NAIA Terminal 1 incident has been charged with reckless imprudence resulting in two counts of homicide, multiple physical injuries, and damage to property.
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Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon stated that the SUV crash at NAIA Terminal 1, which breached the outer railing and landed on the walkway, was unintentional.
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The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has preventively suspended for 90 days the driver's license of the motorist involved in a fatal incident at NAIA Terminal 1.
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The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has launched an urgent safety review of all major airport terminals following a fatal crash.
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The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) and San Miguel Corporation (SMC) are investigating the failure of bollards at Naia Terminal 1 that failed to stop an SUV, resulting in two deaths and four injuries.
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