Tampines Ave 12 fatal accident: Deceased couple, both 24, leave behind 6-year-old son, wife was 1-month pregnant

The couple who died in the fatal hit-and-run accident at Tampines Ave 12 on the night of Oct. 29 left behind a six-year-old son.

According to Berita Harian, the married couple, both 24, were expecting a second child as the wife was one month pregnant.

The woman's sister told Berita that her sister was about a month pregnant.

The couple were laid to rest side by side at Choa Chu Kang Muslim Cemetery on Oct. 30.

Around 200 people reportedly gathered at Masjid Pusara Aman in Choa Chu Kang on Friday to pay their final respects to the couple.

Fatal accident

The couple died following an accident involving two cars and a motorcycle.

A male driver and his female passenger initially fled the scene before police officers arrived, but have since been arrested.

The driver was slated to be charged on Oct. 31.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the man operated a deregistered car with a cloned licence plate while under disqualification.

The man faces nine charges under the Road Traffic Act and related legislation, including dangerous driving causing death, driving under disqualification as a repeat offender, failing to render assistance, and displaying a false licence plate.

What happened

The sister also shared with Berita that the family has been gathering evidence following the incident.

In one dashcam video clip she showed Berita, a car coming from the opposite direction appeared to lose control, skid and crash through a road divider.

The vehicle then collided with the couple's motorcycle.

Another clip showed the blue car that had crossed into the opposite lanes flip onto its side and end up in the bushes near the footpath.

A witness told Berita the impact flung through both motorcycle riders to separate spots — one onto the footpath and the other onto a nearby grass patch one to two metres away.