Three Singaporeans killed in NZ camper van crash were NUS students
The Straits Times|May 10, 2023
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.
Wong Shiying
Three Singaporeans killed in NZ camper van crash were NUS students

They were Ms Sherwin Chong Shi Yun and Ms Yang Xinyue, both 21, and Mr Vincent Lim Jia Jun, 24, news outlet New Zealand Herald reported on Tuesday. Their deaths have been referred to a coroner.

The crash happened in Te Moana Road near the town of Geraldine at around lam. The rental camper van that the trio were in hit a barrier at the intersection of the road at State Highway 79 and burst into flames, NZ Herald reported.

One of them managed to call emergency services after the crash, the report said.

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