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| Philippine teen actor AJ Perez dies in car accident |
AJ Perez, or Antonello Joseph Sarte Perez in real life, was pronounced dead at 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, April 17. The cause of his death, according to reports, is "multiple head injuries," which he sustained after his car got hit by a bus and a truck in Paniqui, Tarlac.
The actor, who got his breakthrough role on the ABS-CBN drama "Sabel," encountered the mishap while on his way back to Manila from a show in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. He was 18.
The van AJ was riding collided with a Partas bus while traversing McArthur Highway in Tarlac province, reports said. The actor was a passenger of the vehicle and was sleeping when the accident happened. He was rushed to a Tarlac hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
Reports stated that the Star Magic talent was with his dad, a security personnel, and a driver, at the time the accident took place, all of home survived the incident.
The driver of the Partas bus is now under police custody and faces charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and multiple physical injuries, police further said. Investigations are still ongoing.
