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SINGAPORE, Feb.23 (The Straits Times / ANN): The Malaysian-born woman who tried to save her boyfriend in the fiery Tanjong Pagar accident is out of intensive care and stable, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) said in a update on Tuesday. (23 of February).
Raybe Oh Siew Huey, 26, is in a high dependency ward and is conscious, SGH said. The Straits Times understands that her family is with her. She has been fighting for her life since the accident on Saturday (February 13).
Her boyfriend, Jonathan Long, was driving the white BMW that crashed into a Tanjong Pagar store around 5.40am
The 29-year-old died along with four others in the car: Mr. Eugene Yap, 29; Mr. Elvin Tan Yong Hao, 28 years old; Mr. Wilson Teo Qi Xiang, 26 years old; and Mr. Gary Wong Hong Chieh, 29.
Oh, a former Singapore Airlines flight attendant, had tried to save her boyfriend and friends from the car, which was engulfed in flames.
As a result, she suffered severe burns to about 80 percent of her body, but was conscious when she was taken to SGH by ambulance.
Akira Chan, 21, a friend of the group, said Oh had rushed to the burning shipwreck without hesitation.
“She tried to open the door and was injured in the process,” he said. “She was trying to save her fiancé.”
Raybe Oh Siew Huey has been fighting for his life since the accident on February 13, 2021. – The Straits Times / ANN
Long and Oh had recently applied for a floor from the Housing Board together.
In an interview with Shin Min Daily News, Long’s 62-year-old father said that family members have had Oh in their thoughts even as they struggle to cope with the death of a loved one.
“I treat her like my own daughter and hope she is safe,” he said. “She is really a very good girl, and we will do our best to take care of her.”
She added that she has contacted Oh’s mother to provide support.
Oh, who was born in Malaysia, began singing getai (Chinese Ghost Festival artists) at the age of 16 and was a polytechnic student in Singapore.
In a 2013 interview with The times of the strait When she was a polytechnic student, she said she performed in getai shows to earn money for school fees and to ease the financial burden on her father.
Getai organizer Aaron Tan had described Oh in a previous interview as a quiet little person who seemed to be shy, but was actually very independent and had a big heart.
The 45-year-old man said the Getai community was shocked when they heard the news.
Tan added: “He did what he did out of love and it was a selfless act that not everyone could do. It was commendable.” – The Straits Times / ANN
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