The driver who lost his life in a high-speed Porsche 911 Carrera crash on Nicoll Highway on March 2 has been identified as 37-year-old Jeffery Loh Chong Hao. Loh was the director and one of the three shareholders of Chee Song Foods, a company known for its halal-certified meat products sold under the CS Foods brand.
The Porsche was registered under Chee Song Foods and was bought brand new in May 2021, according to Land Transport Authority records. Loh, who studied banking and finance at the Singapore Institute of Management under the University of London International Programme, was known to be hardworking and dedicated to his business.
A business associate, known only as Mr Koh, expressed shock upon recognizing the vehicle in the widely circulated video of the crash. He shared that Loh often drove the car to business meetings and recalled a trip they took together in November 2024 to visit food factories in China. Mr Loh’s colleagues and family have declined to comment on the tragedy.
The fatal crash happened on Nicoll Highway in the direction of Guillemard Road. At 2:10 pm, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the police were alerted to a car engulfed in flames along a slip road before the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) entrance.
Dashcam footage circulating online showed a dark blue Porsche 911 Carrera speeding on the extreme right lane of Nicoll Highway before suddenly swerving from right to left. The vehicle collided with a road divider, flipped onto its left side, skidded into multiple cars, and then burst into flames.
SCDF firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the fire with a water jet. Loh was found inside the wreckage and pronounced dead at the scene. Seven others from vehicles involved in the accident were assessed for injuries, with two men, aged 53 and 66, taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The remaining individuals declined further medical assistance.
Authorities have launched investigations into the cause of the crash and the subsequent fire.
This accident adds to a growing number of recent vehicle fires in Singapore. Just days earlier, on February 27, a six-car collision on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) near Paya Lebar resulted in two cars catching fire, though all drivers escaped without injury.
According to Traffic Police statistics released in February, 2024 saw a five-year high in road fatalities and injuries. Speeding played a role in one out of every three fatal crashes. The number of speeding violations also surged by 64.8% compared to the previous year, raising concerns over road safety.
As investigations continue, this incident serves as another reminder of the risks associated with high-speed driving, particularly on busy roads.
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