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- Mr Long. - Driver of the car when it crashed. - Clocked speeds of up to 182kmh before it crashed. The speed limit for the stretch along Tanjong Pagar Road was 50kmh.
- Mr Yap. - Had 119mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood when he drove the car that morning. - Drove the car at speeds of between 77kmh and 88kmh. - Was a co-founder of local bubble tea chain Bober Tea.
- Mr Wong. - Was a long-time friend of Mr Long and Mr Tan. - Studied IT at the Singapore Management University before starting a career in financial services.
- Mr Teo. - Died of severe burns and spinal injury.
Aug 24, 2022 · Five men were killed when a white BMW M4 burst into flames after it crashed in Tanjong Pagar on Feb 13 last year and State Coroner Adam Nakhoda has found their deaths to be a...
Aug 24, 2022 · SINGAPORE: A fatal car crash that killed five people at Tanjong Pagar Road last year was a traffic-related misadventure, State Coroner Adam Nakhoda ruled on Wednesday (Aug 24).
- High Speed Racing
- A Competition of Sorts
- Petrol and Heat Caused Intense Fire
- Use of Seatbelts Unclear
- Bodies Charred Beyond Recognition
The BMW M4 Coupe they were in was travelling at average speeds of between 148 kmh to 182 kmh when Long was driving. Tanjong Pagar Road has a speed limit of 50 kmh.
Long was the fourth driver and he was described as "very persuasive" on competing to see who could drive faster, and the judge noted that there was an "element of bravado". Those who were not driving appeared to have voluntarily entered the car. When Long lost control of the car, it drifted, swerved and rotated almost 180 degrees, before mounting t...
The car's rear smashed into a pillar at a shophouse at 37 Tanjong Pagar Road and a fire erupted from the car's undercarriage. The collision severely damaged the car's exhaust system and also ruptured its fuel tank, causing petrol to leak and vaporise and accumulate in the narrow space under the car. The petrol then likely ignited after coming into ...
All five men died of severe burns. Teo, who did not have access to a seatbelt as he was seated in the centre rear seat, died of a cervical spine injury. Wong died of pelvic injuries. It could not be determined if the other men were wearing seatbelts at that time. Firefighters responding to calls for assistance arrived at the scene at 5.46am, but we...
Three of the bodies were identified through fingerprints a day after the accident. Two bodies were identified by DNA profiling three days after the accident. The coroner in a fact-finding coroner's inquiry -- a fact-finding exercise -- is prohibited from framing a finding to determine any question of criminal liability. Top photos via Song Seng Wun
Feb 17, 2021 · Footage of the crash showed the car skidding along Tanjong Pagar Road and slamming into the shophouse, before bursting into flames 15 seconds after impact.
Aug 24, 2022 · Five men were killed when a white BMW M4 burst into flames after it crashed in Tanjong Pagar on Feb 13 last year and State Coroner Adam Nakhoda has found their deaths to be a traffic-related...
Jun 10, 2022 · The coroner's inquiry into the deaths of five men who were in a fiery car crash in Tanjong Pagar on Feb 13 last year heard that the white BMW M4 had hit speeds of up to 181kmh. Read more at...
