The three Singaporeans killed in a camper van crash in the South Island of New Zealand on April 17 were National University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduates. They were Ms Sherwin Chong Shi Yun and Ms Yang Xinyue, both 21, and Mr Vincent Lim Jia Jun, 24, news media New Zealand Herald reported on Tuesday. Their deaths have been referred to...
The rental camper van the trio were in hit a barrier at the intersection of a road and burst into flames.The three Singaporeans killed in a camper van crash in the South Island of New Zealand on April 17 were National University of Singapore undergraduates.
The crash happened along Te Moana Road near the town of Geraldine at around 1am. The rental camper van the trio were in hit a barrier at the intersection of the road at State Highway 79 and burst into flames, NZ Herald reported.In response to queries from The Straits Times, NUS said it is deeply saddened by the unfortunate road accident.
Eleven volunteer firefighters responded to the accident. Geraldine Volunteer Fire Brigade chief Graeme Mould told NZ Herald that it was “one of the most severe jobs” he had ever attended to.“It was a traumatic event. None of us had been to anything that major in recent times,” he said. He added that traffic on that stretch of highway had increased over the past year, bringing with it a higher risk of accidents.
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