Singapore couple honeymooning in New Zealand die in car
crash
SINGAPORE: A newly-wed Singapore couple, on their honeymoon in New
Zealand, died in a car accident last Friday.
The accident took place near Mangaweka, some 200km north of New
Zealand's capital Wellington.
The couple, both teachers, were driving in their rented car when it
collided head-on with a truck from the New Zealand Post.
The Singapore couple and the truck driver all died on the
spot.
27-year old Ho Poh Yoke and 31-year old John Lim Chih Hong were
married on 6 November.
They'd left for their honeymoon in New Zealand on 5 December,
planning to stay on there till Christmas Eve.
John was a physical education teacher at Nanyang Junior College for
the last four years while Ho taught PE and mathematics at Peirce
Secondary.
Those who worked with the couple were deeply saddened by the
tragedy.
Richard Chew, principal of Peirce Secondary School, said: "Miss Ho
is a very loveable person, well liked by her students, her
colleagues. She's very hardworking. She'll always go beyond the
call of duty to help her students in their work. Very pastoral in
nature."
Tan Hui Miang, vice principal of Nanyang Junior College, said: "A
very careful, very good team player. A committed young man. He
always volunteers himself for jobs beyond his job scope. All these
years, whenever we have urgent matters, John will volunteer
himself."
The couple's family members are in New Zealand to bring back the
bodies of their loved ones.
