(CNN Philippines) — A frontline worker from the Philippine Coast Guard died in a vehicular accident along a highway in Batangas, authorities said Wednesday.
The frontliner, identified as Cenen Epetito, and his six colleagues, were on their way to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to assist overseas Filipino workers brought home on Tuesday when their van’s tire exploded along the STAR Tollway in Ibaan town, the Philippine Coast Guard said in a statement.
The PCG is part of the sub-task group, which oversees the mandatory 14-day quarantine of all returning OFWs.
Epetito’s fellow frontline personnel are confined at the Batangas Healthcare Specialists Medical Center.
One of the PCG members suffered minor hematoma and is still under intensive medical supervision. The rest of the men are conscious and coherent but remain hospitalized, undergoing tests, PCG said.
The PCG vowed to extend assistance to Epetito’s bereaved family, as well as those who survived the incident.
