SINGAPORE – The police have caught the driver, and his female passenger, who fled from a fatal Tampines crash that killed a young couple on Oct 29.<\/p>\n
The 30-year-old man will be charged on Oct 31 with dangerous driving causing death and eight other traffic offences, including using a deregistered vehicle.<\/p>\n
The accident at around 10.35pm\u00a0on<\/span><\/a> Oct 29<\/span><\/a> involved a blue Audi that ploughed through the road divider, slamming into the couple\u2019s motorcycle and another car along Tampines Avenue 12.<\/p>\n The\u00a0motorcyclist, Mohd Emirul Danial Mohd Zulkifly, and his wife, Nursyarafana Norazman, who was riding pillion, died after being taken to the hospital.<\/p>\n The couple, both 24, were buried next to each other at Choa Chu Kang Muslim Cemetery on Oct 30.<\/p>\n Family members told The Straits Times at their burial that the couple were expecting a second child. They leave behind a six-year-old son.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old driver of the other car was also taken to hospital but was conscious.<\/p>\n The Audi driver and his 29-year-old female passenger had abandoned the car and fled the scene. They did not help the injured.<\/p>\n On Oct 31, the police said they identified the occupants of the Audi and arrested them on Oct 30 around West Coast Road.<\/p>\n In photos of the accident in Tampines circulating on social media, various vehicles can be seen in severely damaged states.<\/p>\n PHOTOS: SGROAD BLOCKS\/TRAFFIC NEWS\/TELEGRAM, ST READER<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Preliminary investigations found that the man had been driving a deregistered car with a cloned number plate while being disqualified from holding a driving licence.<\/p>\n He will be charged with the following:<\/p>\n Dangerous driving causing death<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Dangerous driving causing hurt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Driving under disqualification<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Failing to stop after an accident<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Failing to render assistance after an accident<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Using a deregistered vehicle<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Using a vehicle without a licence<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Exhibiting a false licence plate<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/picture><\/div>
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