Woman who suffered 80% burns trying to save fiance in Tanjong Pagar crash in positive spirits since discharge
SINGAPORE - After about four months in hospital, Ms Raybe Oh Siew Huey, the 26-year-old who suffered serious burns attempting to save her fiance from a burning car, was discharged in June. Ms Oh, a former air stewardess and getai performer, suffered severe burns to about 80 per cent of her body while trying to rescue Mr Jonathan Long, 29, and four friends, after the car crashed into a shophouse in Tanjong Pagar at around 5.40am on Feb 13. In response to queries from The Straits Times on Thursday (Nov 25), the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) confirmed that Ms Oh was discharged in June. She recently posted a picture of herself and Mr Long with a heart shape on her Instagram stories. She had been inactive on social media until March, when she posted a picture of Mr Long on her Instagram stories to wish him a happy birthday and say she missed him. In September, she posted several pictures of dishes from different eateries on Instagram. Mr Long, the driver, and four others in the car - Mr Eugene Yap, 29; Mr Elvin Tan Yong Hao, 28; Mr Wilson Teo Qi Xiang, 26; and Mr Gary Wong Hong Chieh, 29 - died in the crash. Five people were killed in the crash in Tanjong Pagar on Feb 13, 2021. PHOTO...
Tanjong Pagar car crash: Flowers, photo, clothes placed at site as people pay respects to the 5 who died
SINGAPORE - Flowers, clothing and a photograph were placed at the scene of Saturday's (Feb 13) horrific crash at Tanjong Pagar, as people paid their respects to the five men who were killed when their BMW crashed into a shophouse and burst into flames. When The Straits Times arrived at the scene at around 7.45am, an old photo of a little boy had been placed on top of a set of clothes and a pair of shoes at the charred entrance of the shop. The photo, believed to be that of one of the victims, was later removed. Flowers, lit candles and condolence notes were among the items placed at the side and front of the shop. The accident on the second day of the Chinese New Year on Saturday killed all five men in the car. The police said it was the highest number of people killed in a single traffic accident in the past decade. Six workers from TS Engineering Works arrived to set up road safety cones at 8.28am. They started installing a metal barricade at 8.40am. Tanjong Pagar car crash: Workers install metal beams to cover the accident site on Feb 14, 2021 One of them, a man who wanted to be known as Harun, 38, said that he had been instructed to board up the place. A family member and frien...
$5k fine for driver who was speeding when his car struck taxi in accident that killed NUS student
SINGAPORE - A man who was speeding when his car struck a taxi in 2018, resulting in the death of a National University of Singapore (NUS) student, has been fined $5,000. Ng Li Ning, 24, was also disqualified from driving all classes of vehicles for two years. He was ordered to pay the fine on Nov 27 after he pleaded guilty in a district court to driving at a speed that was dangerous to the public - between 83kmh and 92kmh - when the limit was 70kmh. For driving at a speed dangerous to the public, a first-time offender can be jailed for up to a year and fined up to $5,000. A repeat offender can be jailed for up to two years and fined up to $10,000. On April 19, 2018, taxi driver Yap Kok Hua, 56, picked up four people, including NUS students Kathy Ong Kai Ting, 19, and Ting Jun Heng, now 23, at Clementi Mall at around 7.30pm. They were headed to Tembusu College at NUS. Minutes later, Yap decided to make a discretionary right turn at a signalised Clementi Road junction, despite knowing that Ng's car was hurtling towards him from the opposite direction. An accident occurred and Ms Ong was taken to hospital where she died of multiple injuries that night. The three male passengers surviv...
Girl hurt in Woodlands crash wakes up after 11 days in coma
SINGAPORE (THE NEW PAPER) - An eight-year-old girl who was flung out of a van in a road accident in Woodlands last month woke up on Tuesday (Nov 3) after 11 days in a coma. Her father, Mr Eric Tan, 45, told The New Paper on Tuesday night that Lovelynn regained consciousness at about 4pm. "She cannot speak or respond yet. She just woke up and can only move the left side of her body," he said in Mandarin. Earlier in the day at about 7.30am, Mr Tan had posted an update on social media on his daughter's condition. He said the swelling in her brain had gone down and the blood clots were gradually dissolving. But the mobility on the right side of her body would be affected, and she is estimated to need a longer time to recover. "She will be required to stay in ICU (intensive care unit) for further observation," he wrote. Lovelynn is warded at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, where Mr Tan and his wife have been keeping vigil. She was one of four people injured in the accident involving a van driven by her uncle and a red Audi car on Woodlands Avenue 12 just after 8pm on Oct 23. More on this topic Related Story Father overwhelmed by support from public for 8-year-old in coma after Woodl...