Philippine Ambassador to Egypt Ezzedin Tagos got involved in a car accident while on their way to rescue Filipinos who got stuck in the ongoing clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitary forces in Sudan on Wednesday morning, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
In a statement, DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega said that the car that Tagos and Vice Consul Bojer Capati were riding got rolled over twice while en route to the border of Egypt and Sudan.
The two officials managed to survive, he said.
"The vice consul is first clearing with [the] hospital now," De Vega added.
BREAKING: Naaksidente ang sinasakyang kotse ni Philippine Ambassador to Egypt Ezzedin Tago habang papunta sa Sudan-Egypt border para umalalay sa Filipino evacuees, ayon sa Department of Foreign Affairs | via RH 04 @KarenOwYong pic.twitter.com/akmyp1S1oh
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Meanwhile, the DFA official reported that 300 Filipinos are being evacuated amid the enforcement of the 72-hour ceasefire.
The Filipinos were transported to Egypt via seven buses.
On Monday, 50 Pinoys were safely evacuated from Khartoum, Sudan.
