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3 Air Force men die in EDSA car crash

(UPDATE) THREE members of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) died while another was seriously injured after their car hit the concrete barriers along EDSA in Quezon City early Friday morning.

The fatalities were identified as Airman 1st Class Sabado Angelo, Airman 1st Class Aaron Tabarle and Airman 1st Class Kyle Justine Velasco. Airman Second Class Manuel Ognes was still being treated at a hospital due to serious injuries, said the initial report of the Traffic Sector 4 of the District Traffic Enforcement Unit.

FIERY CRASH An investigator examines the scene of a vehicular accident that killed three Philippine Air Force personnel along EDSA on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. One survived the crash in which the car the victims were riding burst into flames after it slammed into several concrete barriers on the southbound lane of EDSA in Cubao, Quezon City. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE »