Pinoys in Canada gather funds for kin of OFWs killed in Alberta car crash

Filipinos in Canada have pooled their resources together to help the families left behind by the four Filipinos killed in a road accident in Alberta over the weekend, a report on GMA News TV's "Balitanghali said Wednesday.

The report also said the Philippine Honorary Consul in Edmonton has already contacted the Filipino victims' employers to seek assistance in repatriating their remains.

The four Filipinos — two nannies and two fry cooks — were killed Saturday morning (Canada time) when their sedan hit an icy patch on a highway near Leduc, swerved into the opposite lane, and slammed into a tractor trailer.

All four were killed on the spot, while the driver of the tractor was unhurt.

Reports said the housemates of the victims had warned them against going out due to the bad weather, but the four pushed through with their plans.

Forty-one-year-old Eva Janette Caperina, one of the victims, had lost her Philippine-based husband to a motorcycle accident in 2013. They have two kids, a male and female teenager, both in the Philippines.

Caperina moved to Alberta two years ago to provide for her family. —Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News

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