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A graduate student dies a month after Grab's accident in Manila
A GRADUANT student involved in a road accident while he was aboard a Grab vehicle died, said a family member in a Facebook post.
Marko de Guzman, a 20-year-old mechanical engineer at the University of Santo Tomas, suffered severe traumatic brain injury after his vehicle struck another vehicle and hit a Light Rail Transit post along the road. 39 Taft Avenue, UN Avenue in Manila.
De Guzman was confined to the intensive care unit of the Manila Medical Hospital for a month.
In a Facebook post posted at 9:19 pm on Tuesday, Guzman's aunt, Isabe Ocliasa, said her nephew was "free of pain".
"Our #MightyMarko is now an angel. Until his last breath, he made Nanay Belot's wishes come first. He waited and struggled for life until she told him she was ready to let go and she did not want to see him suffer anymore. Now he is free from pain, "said Ocliasa.
Ocliasa also thanked all the people who took the time to send prayers and support his nephew and their family.
"You were all with us on the journey from the very beginning, since Belot's first call to prayer, when Marko had to undergo brain surgery. Thank you all for the prayers, thanks for the overflowing love and support. Thank you for hoping with us and for having believed in Marko, "said Ocliasa.
Alia Caragay, who was with Guzman inside the Grab car that they had booked, said during a phone interview Wednesday that the driver was driving above the average speed limit. .
"Super tulin talaga nung sinasakyan naming Grab kaya kami nabangga," said Caragay.
(The Grab car on which we were driving ran very fast, which is why we crashed.)
Caragay said Grab 's driver, who has not been identified, admitted in emergency that he was sleepy driving the car.
"Inamin niya (driver of Grab) after the accident of Nung na inaantok siya nung nasa ER na kami," said Caragay.
(The driver assigned to the emergency room after the accident was sleepy.)
Meanwhile, in a separate article on Facebook, Ocliasa said the hospital's bill had reached 3,000,000 pesos and that it could reach 6,000,000 pesos to include professional fees.
At the time of posting, Grab proposed to partially cover the hospital costs, without specifying the amount. KYLE PERALTA
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