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Pinay nurse in New Jersey car crash

A 33-year-old Filipino nurse was identified as the victim in a car crash in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Inquirer reported that authorities identified her as Diana Pelayo, a nurse from Bergenfield. The other fatality was identified as Huishan Li, 63, of Palisades Park. The incident happened, July 8.

Two persons were injured, according to the report: a 30-year-old Fairview woman and a 38-year-old River Edge man who both sustained minor injuries.

Pelayo, a registered nurse at Regent Care Center in Hackensack, and her husband Jeff, immigrated from the Philippines inJune last year to start a new life in New Jersey.

Witnesses said they heard an explosion and said both cars were totaled; their airbags were deployed.

The crash remains under investigation as of press time.

A Gofundme page has been set up for Pelayo’s remains to be returned to the Philippines.

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