A Victim of Tanjong Pagar Car Crash Has No Driving License & Wasn’t Into Fast Cars

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Shawn Ambrose
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In the early hours of Saturday, 13 Feb, residents of Tanjong Pagar heard the loud roar of a car’s engine.

Not long after, a white BMW M4 Coupe smashed into a vacant shophouse along Tanjong Pagar road and burst into flames.

All five men on board the vehicle were killed, and one woman who tried to save her boyfriend from the burning wreck was sent to the hospital with severe burns and is still fighting for her life in the intensive care unit (ICU).

The following video posted by SG Road Vigilante shows the scene of the accident on that fateful night.

Now, more details of the victims have emerged.

1 Victim of Tanjong Pagar Car Crash Had No Driving License & Wasn’t Into Fast Cars

Mr Wilson Teo Qi Xiang, 26, who’s one of the victims of the crash, did not have a driver’s licence and wasn’t into fast cars like some of his friends, his father said.

Mr Teo’s family spoke to The Straits Times at their home on Monday (15 Feb).

So, when the Traffic Police informed them that their son was involved in an accident, they presumed it was a minor one.

It was only when Mr Teo’s father saw the fire engines at the scene as well as the distraught bystanders that he knew something horrific had happened.

Speaking to ST, he said he’d nearly collapsed from shock and grief upon learning his son had died in a car crash.

“My heart completely sank. I knew that was it. My son is gone,” he said.

“I had never thought something like this could happen. I completely broke down. I have lost something that is more important than my own life. I cannot accept it.”

Mr Teo’s mother, Mrs Teo, had trouble accepting her son’s death as well, as he’d promised her that he wouldn’t stay out too late.

The family was supposed to meet Mrs Teo’s relatives for Chinese New Year the next day.

“I keep hoping this is not real. That night, we left our front door open, hoping he would come home and call me ‘Mum’ once more. If he had come back home, it would have all been fine,” she said.

“He was so young. Such a good child and he is just gone like that.”

Mr Teo’s sister said that her brother became something of a father figure to her, as their father had worked overseas.

“He was always very caring towards me. When I was down, he would always tease me to cheer me up. He always said he loved to see my reaction when I am annoyed but I know that it is just his way of showing love,” she said.

Before his accident, Mr Teo was working with Aviva Financial Advisers but was thinking of switching careers.

He graduated from SIM Global Education with a degree in economics and finance in 2018.

Driver of Vehicle Was Mr Teo’s Manager

According to Mr Teo’s father, the driver of the BMW, Mr Jonathan Long, 29, was his son’s manager.

The two of them, along with the other three victims, were all colleagues at Aviva Financial Advisers.

Speaking to Lianhe Wanbao, Mr Long’s friend said he purchased the second-hand BMW for $200,000 a few months ago.

Mr Long’s father, who is still struggling to come to terms with his son’s death, is also affected by the injuries of Ms Raybe Oh Siew Huey.

She suffered 80 per cent burns to her body while trying to save Mr Long, her boyfriend from the burning BMW. She is now in the intensive care unit, and is in critical condition.

“I see Raybe as my own daughter,” he said.

Feature Image: Facebook (SG Road Vigilante)

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Shawn Ambrose
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