Tanjong Pagar crash: Woman who tried to save boyfriend from fire discharged from ICU, in stable condition
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SINGAPORE — The 26-year-old woman who suffered severe burns to her body while trying to save her boyfriend in the Tanjong Pagar crash has left the intensive care unit and is in stable condition, the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) said on Tuesday (Feb 23).
Ms Raybe Oh Siew Huey, a former Singapore Airlines flight attendant, is now in a high-dependency ward, SGH added.
The incident that took place along Tanjong Pagar Road on Feb 13 killed Jonathan Long and Eugene Yap, both 29, Elvin Tan Yong Hao, 28, Teo Qi Xiang, 26, and Gary Wong Hong Chieh, 29.
The police said it was the highest number of people killed in a single traffic accident in the past decade.
Ms Oh's boyfriend Long, who drove a white BMW, was believed to be speeding before the car crashed into a shophouse at 37 Tanjong Pagar Road and caught fire at about 5.40am.
A security system company last week apologised for uploading a full clip of the car crash on its Facebook page.
Security firm apologises for posting ‘insensitive’ CCTV clip of Tanjong Pagar crash on Facebook
In the video that has since circulated online, the BMW can be seen skidding on the road before it crashed into the shophouse.
A short while later, Ms Oh arrived at the scene in a car and ran towards the burning car. She emerged about 10 seconds later engulfed in flames as she walked to the opposite side of the road.
She suffered severe burns on 80 per cent of her body and was conscious when taken to Singapore General Hospital.
The Traffic Police has said that they are exploring road calming measures and will be stepping up enforcement operations at Tanjong Pagar in the wake of the car crash.
SINGAPORE — The 26-year-old woman who suffered severe burns to her body while trying to save her boyfriend in the Tanjong Pagar crash has left the intensive care unit and is in stable condition, the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) said on Tuesday (Feb 23).
Ms Raybe Oh Siew Huey, a former Singapore Airlines flight attendant, is now in a high-dependency ward, SGH added.
The incident that took place along Tanjong Pagar Road on Feb 13 killed Jonathan Long and Eugene Yap, both 29, Elvin Tan Yong Hao, 28, Teo Qi Xiang, 26, and Gary Wong Hong Chieh, 29.
The police said it was the highest number of people killed in a single traffic accident in the past decade.
Ms Oh's boyfriend Long, who drove a white BMW, was believed to be speeding before the car crashed into a shophouse at 37 Tanjong Pagar Road and caught fire at about 5.40am.
A security system company last week apologised for uploading a full clip of the car crash on its Facebook page.
Security firm apologises for posting ‘insensitive’ CCTV clip of Tanjong Pagar crash on Facebook
In the video that has since circulated online, the BMW can be seen skidding on the road before it crashed into the shophouse.
A short while later, Ms Oh arrived at the scene in a car and ran towards the burning car. She emerged about 10 seconds later engulfed in flames as she walked to the opposite side of the road.
She suffered severe burns on 80 per cent of her body and was conscious when taken to Singapore General Hospital.
The Traffic Police has said that they are exploring road calming measures and will be stepping up enforcement operations at Tanjong Pagar in the wake of the car crash.
