5 dead in Tanjong Pagar speeding accident

[tanwm]

20 hours ago, Kopites said:

Mean to say 5 died and 1 injured with serious burn so in total there are 6 in that coupe? Hmmm

Really disheartening to read those youtube comments. People died and injured yet those comments all slamming the driver/alcohol/speeding..as it they are applauding the horrific sight. 😟

Regardless of the pending police investigation some family have lost their loved one. So let show some empathy.

Rip.

 

5 in car, the one who got burnt is GF of driver trying to save her BF. The driver was ferrying his friends on a high speed joyride along tanjong pagar road in the wee hours of LNY. Their other friends, were watching and videoing as the BMW sped past them....

Edited February 13, 2021 by tanwm

[Kopites]

4 hours ago, Ganwb79 said:

This amused me. Say until like she is a tragic heroine. She was squatting on the road (also not a wise thing to do) and recording the act. At best I can say she was dead drunk and wasn't thinking straight. 

You mean her squatting along the road side videoing the zoom past spurred on the speed.

 

[Heartbreakid]

I always find that if the driver wants speed, he take himself on the journey and not taking passengers to have a feel of speed. 

People as always, always feel like they can handle but when law of physics occur, it totally caught them either by letting them learn the hard way or there is no way to talk their experience at all. 

I have met people who likes to "show off" the power of their whatever ride but I wasn't at all impressed. I just felt that the driver who has such mindset is just an irresponsible and naive person that's all. Even if passengers wanted to have a feel, the driver should be aware enough to know the "what if".

[Contipro]

7 hours ago, Mahjong74 said:

I am quite sure later newspaper will report that all 5 of them, driver + passengers

are all very filial, kind, helpful, caring, successful and did lots of charity work. 

1. Really pity the people staying around that area to be woke up at 5+am on CNY with all the loud noise. 

2. SCDF, Police, Ambulance services were activated on CNY at 5+ in the morning. Really Kudos for their hard work. 

3. Not sure if the shop owner can claim insurance or not. Difficult to get renovation contractor during this CNY holidays too. 

4. From the video, saw friends of the decease at the scene looks agitated and crying. But not wearing masks properly. Gentle reminder to wear mask at all time

5. Not many people will visit the funeral during CNY period. Not a good timing for speeding and the accident. Recommend to choose a better date to do this next time.

ya, pay to say good stuff.. especially if the family is rich. 

if poor nothing good will be presented.

 

[1fast1]

40 minutes ago, awhtc said:

My take is if there is indeed methanol inside the boot, then the bottle will break first compared to the impact resistant petrol tank.  Hence, the spilled will auto-ignite or flash  upon contact with the hot brake system or collision spark.  The secondary fire could then come from the petrol after the tank melted.

That's a good point. It's the strength of the container that's the weak link here. 

[Windwaver]

8 hours ago, 13177 said:

People who is now 29 year old is different from last time 29 year old lo. Think many people nowadays who is early 30s already earning $4-5k plus. Last time when you were late 20s, maybe salary only $3k plus?! Lol.

My time fresh grad only $2.2K.

I'm not trying to sound mean but insurance agents don't give me a good impression. The ones that I had (more than 1 already) are only interested in making their million dollar round table (MDRT), doesn't even care if I got hospitalized or not (they'll receive an alert).

No need to guess where all their wealth comes from.

 

[Windwaver]

7 hours ago, Staff69 said:

Was at a f&b outlet,  accidentally overheard some foreigners talking n make hush-hush jokes about this accident. Not a great feeling but as the saying ,c'est la vie

Try to make Singapore proud, don't do stupid things. There's only 3million plus of us , do think before one's action

What to do? The government expects foreigners to be loyal? What a joke. This is likely the same for every country but ivory brains think differently.

Keep the talents (not the jokers), train our own core but it's more than 20 years late for some people.

 

[Showster]

21 minutes ago, Contipro said:

ya, pay to say good stuff.. especially if the family is rich. 

if poor nothing good will be presented.

 

Heart must be really hard not to feel for them and their families.

It does not matter their background. The crime does not tally with the severe outcome.

[Fcw75]

2 minutes ago, Showster said:

Heart must be really hard not to feel for them and their families.

It does not matter their background. The crime does not tally with the severe outcome.

Bro, how to feel for them? 

Treating tanjong pagar as a racing circuit leh. 

[Flying_genie]

6 hours ago, Ganwb79 said:

This amused me. Say until like she is a tragic heroine. She was squatting on the road (also not a wise thing to do) and recording the act. At best I can say she was dead drunk and wasn't thinking straight. 

10 hours ago, Fcw75 said:

‘She did what she did for love’: Woman in ICU tried to save boyfriend in Tanjong Pagar crash
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/tanjong-pagar-crash-injured-woman-had-applied-for-flat-with-car-driver

Well, if she hadn't been squatting by the roadside recording, she would probably have been in the same car egging the driver on; either on that fateful night or at some other time. Any of their friends who were there and did not discourage the stupid act is equally complicit in the foolishness. 

[RogerNg_185295]

32 minutes ago, Contipro said:

ya, pay to say good stuff.. especially if the family is rich. 

if poor nothing good will be presented.

 

Typical singapore state media. If just a normal jap or korean car, they may write it differently. 

[Flying_genie]

10 minutes ago, Showster said:

Heart must be really hard not to feel for them and their families.

It does not matter their background. The crime does not tally with the severe outcome.

If they had taken out any innocent bystanders, the public reaction will be very, very different. The driver and occupants in the car will be public enemy #1. It is really fortunate that no innocents were involved.

[RogerNg_185295]

9 hours ago, Contipro said:

I think she as stupid as her boyfriend .

Who would encourage such act in public area!

tell me what the boyfriend did is legal or not??

Its not legal. They could have killed innocent people. 

[Kklee]

13 hours ago, Ho2786 said:

130 km/hr

36 metres per second.

its a kiddy bend even a Toyota corolla can handle

why a M4 cannot ?

 

IMHO.
The handling characteristics of the vehicle changes when there is extra load.
In addition,  to get the best performance out of the tyres,  they will need to be sufficiently warmed up. 

[Showster]

19 minutes ago, Flying_genie said:

If they had taken out any innocent bystanders, the public reaction will be very, very different. The driver and occupants in the car will be public enemy #1. It is really fortunate that no innocents were involved.

We are not sure if this happened because they were avoiding some pedestrian?

We are also not sure if everyone in the car was equally complicit.

Legally and practically, the consequences far outweigh the deserved punishment.

Why harp on it and make the tragedy worse than it is?

 

[Throttle2]

7 hours ago, Kb27 said:

young people are like that. give them a loaded gun and they will it show off and play with it.

when it goes off accidentally, someone will be killed.

we were young once, and we survive youth's recklessness and bravado.

You just defined young punk.

Everyone was young once but not necessary punk. 
 

[13177]

9 hours ago, Volvobrick said:

Last time started working immediately contributed a few hundreds a month to family. And saved for own property. Now most young people won't have to do that. Some would also be given properties by parents. Whatever they earn, they can spend all. 

Agreed. Last time we need to earn to buy car and house ourselves and give monthly allowance to parents once started working. The generation now to earn and spend all on themselves, no need to contribute to family at all. I would say quite good life for new generation now. 😂

[Mkl22]

10 hours ago, Throttle2 said:

Yeah not her fault (directly) 

Although she could have knocked some sense into him to begin with

Well, sense is what the boy racers don’t have. Some would have thought that the bmw flipping and half wrapping around the tree along ECP would have been a warning. But of course such spectacular crashes will still happen. 
All I can hope is no innocent else gets taken out.