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Phillipines President Rodrigo Duterte got injured in a motorcycle accident after which his hip suffered scratches, according to senior aides on Thursday.
Duterte, whose health has been the subject of intense public speculation, suffered the mishap at the + compound late Wednesday, spokesman Salvador Panelo said.
The crash came 10 days after Duterte — the oldest person to be elected Philippine president — disclosed he is suffering from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease that could potentially have serious complications.
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“The president was reaching for his shoe when he fell off his motorcycle that resulted in a minor injury, particularly light bruises and slight scratches, to his elbow and knee,” Panelo said in a statement.
Earlier, Senator Christoper “Bong” Go, Duterte’s former assistant and close aide, told the media that the President Duterte had crashed and complained of hip pain after the accident, but was not hospitalised.
Duterte was trying to park the vehicle after driving around a courtyard, Panelo said, adding the leader was now resting at the palace.
In 2016, Duterte had revealed that he used to take fentanyl, a powerful painkiller, because of a spinal injury from motorcycle accidents.
On Wednesday, a strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked the island of Mindanao, the southern Phillipines that killed five people and left many injured.
(With inputs from AFP)
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