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Teenage Uber passenger dies in accident on Seletar Expressway

Photo of SLE near Woodlands Ave 2 exit: Google Maps

A 19-year-old female car passenger has died after an accident involving the vehicle she was in, a lorry and a van on Seletar Expressway (SLE).

The police were alerted on Sunday (25 September) at 3.47am to the accident along SLE toward Bukit Timah Expressway.

The 22-year-old van driver and two car passengers, aged 19 and 20, were conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, where the 19-year-old passenger succumbed to her injuries, the police added. The female passenger has been identified by media reports as Goh Pei Ling.

Yahoo Singapore understands that the car involved in the accident near the Woodlands Ave 2 exit belonged to private car hailing company Uber and was driven by a 22-year-old.

News of Goh’s death has led to tributes from her loved ones and friends on social media. One tweet reads, “I love you, and I know you’re in a better place now watching over me. You’re the sweetest, purest and most innocent girl I’ve ever known.”