Fatal Tampines accident: Motorcyclist and wife were expecting 2nd child

The young couple who were killed after a car hit their motorcycle along Tampines Avenue 12 on Thursday (Oct 29) night were expecting their second child.

The man and his wife, both 24, also had a six-year-old son, reported The Straits Times. CNA reported on Oct 31 that there is a gag order on their identities.

The motorcyclist and pillion rider had fallen unconscious after the three-vehicle accident and subsequently died in hospital, the police said.

A 25-year-old woman driving another car also suffered injuries and was conscious when taken to hospital.

A 30-year-old male car driver did not render assistance to the three victims and fled the scene with his 29-year-old female passenger.

Police arrested them on Friday, and the man, named as Muhammad Zulfiqar Abdul Aziz, was charged in court on Saturday.

The couple were buried side by side at the Pusara Aman Cemetery in Choa Chu Kang on Friday.

The female victim's sister told Berita Harian the former was about one month pregnant.

Her uncle told The Straits Times that the family was shocked by the accident.

"We're concerned about her son's welfare and care. For the time being, my sister will look after the boy," he was quoted as saying.

Dashcam footage circulating online shows the couple were riding along the second lane, while the car driven by the 25-year-old woman was next to them in the left-most lane.

Suddenly, a car travelling in the opposite direction crashes through the central divider and rams into the motorcycle and car before flipping on its side.

An eyewitness who wanted to be known as Syazwani told The Straits Times that the motorcyclist and his wife riding pillion were flung into the air.

The police said early Saturday morning that Zulfiqar was driving a deregistered car with a cloned number plate.

He was also driving under disqualification.

He faced a litany of charges in court on Saturday:

Dangerous driving causing hurt;

Dangerous driving causing death;

Driving under disqualification;

Failing to stop after an accident;

Failing to render assistance after an accident;

Using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage;

Using a deregistered car;

Using a car without a licence;

Exhibiting a false licence plate.

For dangerous driving causing death, offenders face up to eight years' jail.

The offence of driving under disqualification carries a fine up to $10,000, or up to three years' jail, or both.

lim.kewei@asiaone.com

周四（10月29日）晚，一辆汽车在淡滨尼12道撞上一辆摩托车，导致一对年轻夫妇丧生。当时，这对夫妇正怀着他们的第二个孩子。

据《海峡时报》报道，这对夫妇均为24岁，育有一名6岁的儿子。亚洲新闻台（CNA）10月31日报道称，他们的身份已被下达禁令。

警方称，摩托车驾驶员和后座乘客在三车相撞事故后失去知觉，随后在医院死亡。

另一辆车上的一名25岁女子也受了伤，被送往医院时意识清醒。

一名 30 岁的男性汽车司机没有向三名受害者提供任何帮助，而是带着他 29 岁的女乘客逃离了现场。

警方于周五逮捕了他们，其中一名男子名叫穆罕默德·祖尔菲卡尔·阿卜杜勒·阿齐兹，于周六在法庭上被起诉。

这对夫妇于周五在蔡厝港的普萨拉阿曼公墓并排下葬。

受害女性的姐姐告诉《每日新闻报》，她姐姐当时已经怀孕约一个月了。

她的叔叔告诉《海峡时报》，全家人都对这场事故感到震惊。

“我们很关心她儿子的福祉和照顾。目前，我妹妹会照顾这个孩子，”他说道。

网上流传的行车记录仪视频显示，这对夫妇当时正沿着第二条车道行驶，而那位 25 岁女子驾驶的汽车则在他们旁边的最左侧车道上。

突然，一辆迎面驶来的汽车冲破中央隔离带，撞上摩托车和汽车，然后侧翻。

一位化名 Syazwani 的目击者告诉《海峡时报》，摩托车驾驶员和坐在后座的妻子被抛向空中。

警方周六清晨表示，祖尔菲卡尔驾驶的是一辆已注销登记的汽车，车牌是克隆的。

他当时也是在被吊销驾照期间驾驶。

周六，他在法庭上面临一系列指控：

危险驾驶致人受伤；

危险驾驶致人死亡；

无证驾驶；

肇事逃逸；

事故发生后未提供援助；

使用未投保的机动车辆；

使用已注销车辆；

无证驾驶汽车；

使用伪造车牌。

危险驾驶致人死亡者，最高可判处八年监禁。

无证驾驶的违法行为最高可处以 10,000 美元罚款，或三年监禁，或两者并罚。

lim.kewei@asiaone.com