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Friday, April 28, 2006
Lawyers, family survive van crash
By Ben O. Tesiorna
PROMINENT Davao City lawyer Edison Batacan and his family survived a vehicular accident along the national highway in Barangay San Miguel in Calinan, Davao City early Thursday.
The Batacans, with the lawyer's office staff and four other associates, were on their way to Cagayan de Oro when the chartered Hi-Ace van they were riding figured in an accident at around 5:45 a.m.
Batacan said they were supposed to go to Cebu City for a vacation when the driver suddenly lost control of their van.
"The driver was maneuvering a curve at a high speed when he lost control of the van. It hit the railings and jerked wildly from left to right and finally fell on its side," Batacan said.
He added that they were inside the van for about ten minutes until a farmer passed by and helped them.
Batacan said all of them are generally fine except for his 13-year-old daughter, Ayra, who suffered a fracture in her clavicle.
He said his wife Marites, son Paul Edison and six-year-old daughter Claire, and lawyers Paul Montejo, Perla Vicencio, Peter Ayson and Ferdinand Taglucopo escaped unhurt.
They were brought to the San Pedro Hospital by the 911 rescue team.
They were already released from the hospital Thursday afternoon.
Batacan said it was a miracle that none of them was hurt seriously.
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