Icy Alberta highway proved deadly for 4 Pinoys

Four Filipino workers in Canada died after their car slammed into a truck on a highway in Alberta last Saturday morning (Canada time), reports said.

Eva Janette Caperina, a 41-year-old nanny, a female and two male companions were killed as their Saturn Ion sedan hit an icy patch on the road near Leduc, swerved into the opposite lane, and smashed into a tractor trailer, a report on CBC News Edmonton said.

The report said the victims died on the spot. The driver of the tractor, however, was unhurt.

CBC News also reported that Caperina's husband was killed in a motorcycle crash last year in the Philippines, leaving her with two kids, both teenagers.

Hilda Doniego, Caperina's cousin, meanwhile told Calgary Herald that the victims' housemates had warned them against going out due to the bad weather, but they allegedly pushed through with their plan with a promise to return in the afternoon.

Doniego said Caperina, who previously worked in Taiwan for eight years, was in Canada to "try her luck." She moved to Alberta two years ago to work as a nanny.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is still trying to contact the families of the other victims, preventing the release of their names to the public.

In a text message to GMA News Online, Philippine Foreign Affairs spokesperson Charles Jose said they have yet to confirm the deaths with the Philippine Embassy in Canada. —Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News

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