72-year-old man pulls wheelchair-bound wife out of burning car after accident along Eng Neo Avenue

Mr Tan Cheng Whatt, 72, and Madam Khoo Geok Hwa, 68, found their car on fire after a burning motorcycle slid under it in Eng Neo Avenue on Dec 28, 2019. PHOTOS: DERRICK TAN, SG ROAD VIGILANTE/FACEBOOK
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SINGAPORE - A motorcycle in the opposite lane lost control and flew over the road divider towards his car along Eng Neo Avenue.

Retired lorry driver Tan Cheng Whatt, 72, hit the brakes, but still the bike, which had already caught fire, managed to skid underneath his car.

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