{"id":97404,"date":"2026-11-04T00:57:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97404"},"modified":"2026-11-04T00:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:57:00","slug":"tampines-crash-survivor-seeks-psychiatric-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=97404","title":{"rendered":"Tampines crash survivor seeks psychiatric treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 <!-- -->The sole survivor of\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/fatal-tampines-crash-driver-charged-with-fleeing-scene-where-2-people-died?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">Tampines crash that killed a motorcyclist and his pregnant wife<\/span><\/a> on Oct 29 did not suffer any serious physical injuries but is seeking psychiatric treatment, said Tampines GRC MP Baey Yam Keng.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a Facebook post on Nov 3, Baey said he and grassroots leaders had visited the accident victim, whom he identified as Mira.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He said the car she had been driving, which was her father\u2019s and badly damaged in the accident, had to be scrapped. This has affected Mira\u2019s father\u2019s livelihood as he needs the vehicle to commute to Jurong Island for work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cWe discussed the help they needed, including legal advice and insurance claims. Hopefully our referrals would accord them the necessary assistance soon,\u201d added Baey, who is also Mayor of North East District.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Besides wishing Mira a \u201csmooth and speedy recovery\u201d, Baey also said his thoughts were with the couple who were killed in the accident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Minister of State for Transport added: \u201cI have asked to meet up with the relevant agencies to discuss whether any measures could be implemented along Tampines Avenue 12 to prevent such accidents from happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The accident at around 10.35pm\u00a0on Oct 29 involved a blue Audi that ploughed through the road divider and slammed into a motorcycle and Mira\u2019s car in Tampines Avenue 12.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The driver \u2013 Muhammad Zulfiqar Abdul Aziz, 30 \u2013 and his passenger fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The\u00a0motorcyclist and his wife, who was riding pillion, both 24, died after being taken to hospital. They were buried next to each other at Choa Chu Kang Muslim Cemetery on Oct 30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Family members had told The Straits Times at their burial that the couple were expecting a second child. They <!-- -->leave<!-- --> a six-year-old son. A gag order was issued on the identities of the victims because of their son.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police arrested Zulfiqar, and the 29-year-old woman he was with<!-- --> <!-- -->at the time of the accident, on Oct 30 around West Coast Road. She\u00a0has not been charged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Zulfiqar was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/fatal-tampines-crash-driver-charged-with-fleeing-scene-where-2-people-died?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">on Oct 31 handed nine charges<\/span><\/a>: dangerous driving causing death, dangerous driving causing hurt, driving under disqualification, failing to stop after an accident, failing to render assistance after an accident, using a motor vehicle without insurance coverage, using a deregistered vehicle, using a vehicle without a licence, and exhibiting a false licence plate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He was not offered bail after the judge found he posed a flight risk. His case will be heard again on Nov 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/man-in-fatal-tampines-crash-that-killed-2-drove-despite-being-disqualified-from-driving-until-2032?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">charge sheets seen by ST on Nov 3<\/span><\/a>, Zulfiqar drove the car despite being under a six-year driving disqualification from March 2026 to March 2032.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Court papers also showed that he had been convicted on two separate occasions of driving while under disqualification \u2013 in November 2021 and July 2025.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Video footage from Tampines multi-vehicle crash, 2 dead\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e40lwwjqd5Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Those convicted of dangerous driving causing death can be jailed for up to eight years, and those convicted of using a deregistered vehicle can be jailed for up to two years and fined $20,000.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">There were 40 cases involving deregistered vehicles in 2022 and 39 in 2023. This jumped to 75 in 2024 and 245 in 2025. In the first five months of 2026, the Land Transport Authority investigated 122 cases.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police said using deregistered vehicles and driving while disqualified is reckless and irresponsible, and they will not hesitate to take firm action against those who endanger other road users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Singapore\u2019s roads are now at their most dangerous in years, with traffic deaths hitting a 10-year high of 149 in 2025, compared with 141 in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of people injured also rose from 9,342 in 2024 to 9,955 in 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:920 \/ 1514\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4ca997f6c11af31d6e05e7e7991d68f042f4c79f03bcc8c943c6f7bec824c607?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4ca997f6c11af31d6e05e7e7991d68f042f4c79f03bcc8c943c6f7bec824c607?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px and max-width: 3999px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4ca997f6c11af31d6e05e7e7991d68f042f4c79f03bcc8c943c6f7bec824c607?w=900\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 4000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4ca997f6c11af31d6e05e7e7991d68f042f4c79f03bcc8c943c6f7bec824c607\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/4ca997f6c11af31d6e05e7e7991d68f042f4c79f03bcc8c943c6f7bec824c607\" alt=\"Fatal Tampines crash on Oct 29: How it happened.\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/survivor-of-tampines-crash-has-no-serious-injuries-but-seeking-psychiatric-treatment-baey-yam-keng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 The sole survivor of\u00a0the Tampines crash that killed a motorcyclist and his pregnant wife on Oct 29 did not suffer any serious physical&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2611],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-buzz-headlines","wpcat-2611-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97404"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97404\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/97405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}