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Celebrities who survived terrifying car accidents and lived to tell their tales

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Car accidents are a daily occurrence in the Philippines. And based on the data of the Philippine Statistics Authority or PSA, road-related deaths increased by 39% from 7,938 deaths in 2011 to 11,096 deaths in 2011.

In a report by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) it recorded that among the major thoroughfares in Metro Manila, EDSA logged the most number of road accidents in 2024 with a total of 8,873 road accidents, while the C-5 Road ranked second with 8,675 vehicle mishaps.

Even some celebrities and social media influencers have also figured in terrifying car accidents that shocked and worried their fans.

Recently, Physician Krizzle Luna survived a car accident, while traversing Marcos Highway on January 20, 2023. A truck, which was reported to have lost its brakes, hit the TikTok content creator's pickup truck.

Fortunately, Doc Luna, who has more than 7 million followers on TikTok is on the road to recovery after the car mishap.

Meanwhile, seasoned TV and movie actor Eddie Gutierrez also lived to tell his harrowing tale of surviving a terrible car crash, which happened in 1979.

According to his wife Annabelle Rama, Eddie needed several operations due to his injuries.

Here are some of the celebrities who got into shocking car accidents and what we can learn from them to avoid similar situations.


Eddie Gutierrez
Annabelle Rama
Richard Gutierrez
Richard accident
Vandolph Quizon
Vandolph's accident
David Licauco
David's accident
Diether Ocampo
Diether's accident
Doc Luna   
Luna's accident
Jan Manual
Jan's recovery
Kim delos Santos
Zephanie
Zephanie's car
Sarah Lahbati
Jaya
Jaya accident
Andrew Gan=
Andrew's accident
Bangs Garcia
Bangs close one

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