India News | Vasai Couple Killed in Road Accident While Holidaying in Philippines

Palghar, May 13 (PTI) A couple from Maharashtra's Palghar district was killed in an accident while vacationing in the Philippines, church authorities said on Tuesday.

Gerald Pereira (50) and his wife Priya (46) were riding a two-wheeler in Badian, Philippines, on May 10 when a truck hit them and they rammed into an electric police, the chief priest of St Thomas Church in Vasai said.

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He said the Pereira couple resided in the Sandor area of Vasai.

Priya died on the spot, while Gerald sustained critical injuries and succumbed during treatment at a hospital in the Southeast Asian country.

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The couple is survived by their son and teenage daughter. Further details regarding the repatriation of their remains were awaited, the church authorities stated.

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