Car crash at airport in the Philippines kills at least 2, including young girl

A car crashed into the entranceway of Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) successful the Philippines connected Sunday, sidesplitting 2 radical and injuring respective others, according to officials.

A antheral and a young miss were killed and 4 others were injured successful the clang that progressive a achromatic SUV. The Philippine Red Cross, which responded to the scene, said the miss was four-years-old, but Secretary of Transportation Vivencio Hizon said she was five-years-old.

NAIA said a "vehicular accident" happened connected Sunday erstwhile the car crashed done the airport's outer railing and into the walkway adjacent the entranceway of Terminal 1.

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A idiosyncratic walks towards the conveyance that crashed into the entranceway of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, that killed aggregate people, successful Paranaque city, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 4, 2025. (Reuters)

"We recognize the interest this incidental has caused, particularly arsenic images person circulated connected societal media," the airport's operator, New NAIA Infra Co., said successful a statement. "We impulse the nationalist not to speculate and to hold for verified updates, which volition beryllium issued arsenic soon arsenic they go available."

Initial reports bespeak that the SUV was parked adjacent the terminal entranceway erstwhile the operator accidentally deed the state alternatively of the brakes and accelerated aft a car abruptly passed successful beforehand of him, according to section media.

People injured successful the incidental were receiving aesculapian treatment. The operator of the conveyance progressive successful the clang was taken into custody by police, according to the airport's operator.

Workers tow the conveyance that crashed into the entranceway of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, that killed aggregate people, successful Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 4, 2025. (Reuters)

The Land Transportation Office said it has suspended the driver’s licence for 90 days portion the probe is ongoing.

Images shared by section media showed immoderate radical lying connected the ground. Shattered solid was seen crossed the terminal's entranceway and the beforehand of the achromatic SUV was visibly damaged from striking the airdrome doors.

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Workers tow the conveyance that crashed into the entranceway of Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, that killed aggregate people, successful Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 4, 2025. (Reuters)

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Dozens of exigency unit were seen astatine the airdrome surrounding the vehicle, which was aboriginal removed from the scene.

The airdrome relation said it is moving with the authorities to investigate the incident.

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.