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In Mr Lim’s case, claims were brought against six defendants.
The accident on Feb 12, 2018, involved three vehicles in a chain collision along a stretch of highway about 270m from the Kempas Toll Plaza in Johor. The foremost vehicle in the chain was a semi-trailer, while the middle vehicle in the chain was a Toyota Innova, in which Mr Lim was the front-seat passenger. The vehicle in the rear of the collision chain was a BMW X3.
None of the vehicles was Singapore-registered.
Knocked unconscious and with serious injuries, Mr Lim had to be extricated from the wrecked car and taken to Hospital Sultanah Aminah in Johor Bahru. The next day, he was taken to the intensive care unit at Singapore General Hospital.
Now aged 44, he has lost mental capacity owing to severe brain damage.
His wife, Madam Janet Fung, initially cared for him at home with a domestic helper, but as his physical injuries healed and he regained more physical strength, he became harder to manage with behavioural disorders.
Unable to cope and suffering caregiver burnout, Madam Fung admitted her husband to a nursing home after consulting his doctors.
She sued all five defendants for negligence, personal injuries and losses sustained. The insurer for the Toyota vehicle in which Mr Lim was a passenger was later added as the sixth defendant, with the court’s approval.