Five dead, one hurt in car accident

Five dead, one hurt in car accident
By Preeti Kannan (Our staff reporter)
Posted in Khaleej Times Online 21 December 2007

FUJAIRAH — Four Filipinos and an Egyptian died in a car accident on Wednesday afternoon in Fujairah when their car veered out of control, hit a mountain side and caught fire.

According to police officials, “Three Filipino women and a man, and their Egyptian driver died in the accident on the Masafi-Fujairah highway, which occurred around 12.30pm.

The dead were identified as Omer Farooq Mohammed, 26, Alenita Guilleimo, 36, Anjeline Torres, 25, Christian Umajon, 25, and Maria Allan De Leon, 29.

Another Filipina, Julios De Leon, 37, who was in the ill-fated car was critically injured.
Consul Vicente Bandillo from the Philippines Consulate-General in Dubai, said, “We have reported the accident to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila and they will get in touch with the families of the deceased. Some of the deceased have relatives in the UAE. We are working with the police for the repatriation of the remains. We are also trying to get in touch with the companies where they were employed.”