SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Malaysian-born woman who tried to save her boyfriend in the fiery Tanjong Pagar crash is out of intensive care and stable, said the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) in an update on Tuesday (Feb 23).
Raybe Oh Siew Huey, 26, is in a high dependency ward and is conscious, said SGH. The Straits Times understands that her family is with her. She has been fighting for her life since the accident on Saturday (Feb 13).
Her boyfriend, Jonathan Long, was driving the white BMW which slammed into a Tanjong Pagar shophouse at around 5.40am.
The 29-year-old was killed along with 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.
First of 5 victims of Tanjong Pagar crash cremated on Wednesday
SINGAPORE The first of the five men killed in the car crash at Tanjong Pagar Road on Saturday morning (13 February) was cremated on Wednesday.
The Straits Times reported that the hearse containing the casket of Wilson Teo Qi Xiang, 26, was taken to the scene of the crash, where a monk was seen conducting the last rites for Teo.
The hearse then headed for Mandai Crematorium, where a service was held before the cremation in the evening.
Teo was killed along with his four friends – Eugene Yap, 29, Elvin Tan Yong Hao, 28, Gary Wong Hong Chieh, 29, and driver Jonathan Long, 29 – when their white BMW M4 coupe crashed into a shophouse at 37 Tanjong Pagar Road.
Tragic turn: Oh and the remains of the car after the accident. She and Long had been together for many years and were planning to get married soon. The Straits Times/ANN
VIDEO footage has emerged showing the moment a young woman ran towards a burning car in Tanjong Pagar Road to save her fiance and his four friends trapped inside.
In the footage, the white BMW M4 coupe is seen skidding for two seconds at around 5.40am last Saturday, the second day of the Chinese New Year.
It then spins out of control before slamming into a shophouse.
The car’s signal lights can be seen blinking for about 15 seconds before the vehicle explodes in a ball of fire.
February 17, 2021
Ms Raybe Oh Siew Huey is seen running towards the burning car and right into the flames.
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SINGAPORE - Video footage has emerged showing the moment a young woman ran towards a burning car in Tanjong Pagar Road to save her fiance and his four friends trapped inside.
In the footage obtained by The Straits Times, the white BMW M4 coupe is seen skidding for two seconds at around 5.40am last Saturday (Feb 13), the second day of the Chinese New Year.
It then spins out of control before slamming into a shophouse further away.
The car s signal lights can be seen blinking for about 15 seconds before the vehicle explodes in a ball of fire.