PREPARATIONS for a wedding ended in three deaths, with a fourth
young man fighting for his life in hospital. All four were in a
rental car on their way to get decorations to turn the Hyundai
Avante they were in into a wedding car when it crashed along
Dunearn Road, near Chancery Court, at 2.20 am on Sunday. The impact
of the crash threw all four out of the car. The sole survivor, Mr
Mohammad Alif Mohamed Shah, 19, was fighting for his life on Sunday
night, as his family members kept vigil at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Two of them, Mr Mohammad Khalil Mohamad Shah, 23, elder brother of
Mr Mohammad Alif, and Mr Sunthereswaran Nadesan Mariyappan, 23,
died on the spot. The third casualty, Mr Jaya Kumar Asokan, 27, a
bus driver, who was also admitted to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, died
of severe injuries within 12 hours of the accident. He was believed
to have been the driver of the silver Hyundai Avante, a 1.6-litre
car. The four were on their way to Mustafa Centre in Little
India.
