S'pore magazine director and Taiwanese woman killed
after Volkswagen crashes into tree on ECP: Video shows how it
happened
A Singaporean man and a Taiwanese woman were killed after the
Volkswagen they were travelling in crashed into a tree on the East
Coast Parkway on May 1.
Four other passengers travelling in the car at the time
were also injured when the accident occurred.
A startling video has since emerged showing how the crash
happened, uploaded by facebook user Haihong.
According to a report in Mypaper, the white Volkswagen had crashed
through a road barrier before ramming into a tree on a road divider
on the East Coast Parkway along Marine Vista.
Police said they received a call about the accident at 7.32am. The
driver and a woman in the passenger seat were pronounced dead at
the scene, while the four seated at the back were taken to Changi
General Hospital for treatment.
The driver's identity was reported as Jamie Ho, 33, a director and
associate publisher at Magazines Integrated.
He specialised in "interactive media, mobile broadcasts and events
marketing, particularly for cyber-gaming and e-sports", according
to the company's website.
Mr Ho and his father, Ho Sum Kwong, are both listed as directors of
Magazines Integrated in Accounting and Corporate Regulatory
Authority records.
The group publishes food magazine Epicure, as well as
special-interest magazines Pets and Hooked. Mr Ho was the associate
publisher of Hooked, which caters to fishing enthusiasts. He was an
avid angler, as evidenced by the dozens of photos on his Facebook
page that show him holding up his catch.
His father told Shin Min Daily News that they had spoken just the
night before.
He had promised to help resolve an issue with his father's
computer.
He loved to travel and was a filial boy, his father added.
Lianhe Wanbao identified the other fatality as Chen Ren Yi, 24, a
Taiwanese woman.
It is understood that both of them and one of the passengers at the
back were trapped in their seats at first.
Police investigations are ongoing.
