MANILA -- A Chinese national died and four others were injured in a road accident in northern Philippines early Tuesday, police said.

Huang Jiahua, 27, driver of the car, died while undergoing treatment following the accident that happened in Sta. Cruz village in Sta. Ana town, Cagayan province at around 5:45 am, Philippine National Police spokesman Senior Supt. Agrimero Cruz Jr. said.

Other victims on board the vehicle and undergoing treatment at St. Anthony's Hospital are Zheng Qiman, 31; Li Hongde, 31; Huang Jiajun, 23; and Feng Zhouxuan, 25, said Cruz.

They all come from Guangdong province, south China, Cruz added.