Christmas Day will never be the same for three-year-old Evan Lim, the sole survivor of a horrible car crash in Johor that killed both his parents and his elder brother.
On the morning of Dec 25, the family had been travelling near the Sungai Dohol bridge, near Kota Tinggi when their Land Rover collided into signboard before hitting a Toyota Corolla. According to various media reports, both cars burst into flames — killing three Singaporeans and a Malaysian woman who was driving the Toyota.
The boy was pulled out of the flaming wreckage by passing motorists before being conveyed to Kota Tinggi Hospital.
His 45-year-old father Barnabas Lim, his 39-year-old mother Kristen Ng and his six-year-old brother Rayshon Lim did not survive the crash. The Singapore Consulate-General in Johor Bahru accompanied the next-of-kin of the deceased to identify the bodies.
Evan has since returned to Singapore and is in stable condition in a hospital here, suffering second and third degree burns on his lower legs and slight burns on his ear, The Straits Times reports.
He is currently being cared for by his maternal grandparents, and relatives are still finalising his long-term living arrangements.
