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SINGAPORE – Seeing her boyfriend and friends trapped in the burning car, Ms. Raybe Oh Siew Huey, 26, rushed to try to save them.
But in doing so, he suffered severe burns to about 80 percent of his body and is now fighting for his life in hospital.
Her boyfriend, Mr. Jonathan Long, 29, was driving the BMW that crashed into a Tanjong Pagar store early Saturday morning (February 13).
It is understood that the couple has recently applied for a flat.
Ms. Oh is a former Singapore Airlines flight attendant and also sang getai on occasion.
Witnesses said the car caught fire seconds after the accident.
Akira Chan, 21, a friend of the group, told ST that Ms. Oh was not in the car at the time, but immediately ran into the burning wreckage.
“She tried to open the door and was injured in the process,” he said.
“She was trying to save her fiancé.”
Despite Ms. Oh’s efforts, Mr. Long died at the scene with the four other men who were with him in the car.
Ms. Oh was conscious when she was taken to Singapore General Hospital (SGH) shortly after the accident, around 5.40am
An SGH spokesperson said he is now in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
It was previously reported that Ms Oh, who was born in Malaysia, began singing getai at the age of 16 and studied at a local polytechnic.
She said in a 2013 interview with ST while she was a polytechnic student that she acted to earn money for school fees so she could ease her father’s financial burden.
Getai organizer Aaron Tan, 45, told ST on Saturday that he remembered meeting her on a flight in 2019, last hiring her to perform in a virtual getai show last August.
“She started singing getai before she became a flight attendant, but she mostly kept a low profile,” she told ST.
“He had to stop for a while due to his new work commitments, but he returned to action last year due to the pandemic.”
He described Ms. Oh as a small and quiet person who seemed shy, but was actually very independent and had a big heart.
Mr. Tan added, “As a Getai community, we were surprised to hear the news and we pray that it recovers.
“He did what he did out of love, and it was a selfless act that not everyone could do. It was commendable.”
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