Diether Ocampo rushed to hospital after car crash in Makati City

MANILA, Philippines – Actor Diether Ocampo was sent to the hospital for treatment after he suffered injuries following a car crash involving his SUV and a garbage truck along Osmeña Highway, Makati City.

According to an ABS-CBN News report, the accident happened on Friday, February 4, before 1 am. Diether was driving his SUV along the southbound lane of the highway when he crashed into a garbage truck. The garbage truck was temporarily stalled along the side of the road while its men were collecting trash.

The Philippine Red Cross took the injured actor to Makati Medical Center right away on a stretcher. The hood of Diether’s SUV and bumper were damaged after the crash.

According to a Teleradyo report as cited by Inquirer News, responder Joey Alicante said Diether seemed like “he was resisting” to be brought to the hospital by the Red Cross personnel.

“Naka-hazard naman ‘yung dump truck. Hindi niya siguro napansin…. Positive po, nakainom,” Alicante, who is part of Barangay Pio del Pilar’s Bantay Bayan, said. (The dump truck was on hazard. Diether probably didn’t notice…. It’s positive, he was under the influence of alcohol.)

As of Friday, the incident was being investigated.

In a statement on Saturday, February 5, Diether explained that he was driving home from a “long and exhausting meeting” when he crashed into the truck.

“I am relieved that no one else got hurt, and I apologize for any inconvenience I may have caused due to the unfortunate accident, especially to the other party,” he said.

He expressed his gratitude for only sustaining bruises and a bump on the head. 

He also thanked those who helped him onsite, the Philippine Red Cross personnel who rushed him to the hospital, and the doctors, nurses, and staff of Makati Medical Center, where he received treatment.

“I am feeling better now, and I have already been cleared to recuperate in private,” he said. – Rappler.com