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Live: A rich Chinese man died in a car crash in Singapore, and the female anchor identified his body (high-definition photos)

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Live: A rich Chinese man died in a car crash in Singapore, and a female anchor identified his body (high-definition photos) At 4 a.m. on May 12, a red Ferrari sports car drove through Singapore...

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At 4 a.m. on May 12, a red Ferrari sports car speeded through a red light at an intersection in downtown Singapore and collided with a taxi. In addition to the Ferrari owner, who died on the spot, the 52-year-old Singaporean taxi driver and a Japanese passenger in the taxi also died after being sent to the hospital. Singapore’s Lianhe Wanbao reported that the owner of the Ferrari was Ma Chi, a 31-year-old native of Sichuan. At the time of the incident, there was a young woman inside the Ferrari. In 2008, he came to Singapore to engage in financial and investment activities and is currently applying for permanent residency. The Straits Times stated that the limited edition Ferrari driven by the perpetrator cost more than US$1.4 million.

Footage captured by the vehicle behind showed that at about 4 a.m., the road was red with a red light, and the Ferrari sports car driven by Ma Chi hit the taxi at a speed of more than 100 kilometers per hour. The huge momentum caused the taxi to crash into another motorcycle, and the engine flew off to the center of the road. The picture shows the man's body.

Ma Chi’s wife He Tingting is a former news anchor at Sichuan TV. She was pregnant and was heartbroken after identifying the body of her 4-year-old daughter. She revealed that her husband went out at 3 a.m. that day and wanted to go out for a drive. She also did not know the identity of the female passenger in the car, and asked the reporter: "Who is she?" The picture shows Ma Chi's wife holding her daughter with red eyes and tears.

Ma Chi bought the Ferrari that was involved in the accident last year to celebrate his 30th birthday

The accident involving the wealthy young man's luxury car angered Singapore, and netizens clamored to drive away the Chinese people

Agence France-Presse reported on the 14th that the aftermath of the "Ferrari crash" that shocked Singapore recently is unbearable. The "rich and young" Chinese Ferrari owner who died in the accident was found to be primarily responsible. The Singaporean people's xenophobic sentiments were further ignited by this car accident. Voices of "driving the Chinese out of Singapore" arose one after another in public opinion and on the Internet.

According to reports, at 4 a.m. on the 12th, a red Ferrari sports car speeded through a red light at an intersection in downtown Singapore and collided with a taxi. In addition to the Ferrari owner who died on the spot, the 52-year-old Singaporean taxi driver and a Japanese passenger in the taxi also died after being sent to the hospital. Singapore’s Lianhe Wanbao reported that the deceased was a 31-year-old native of Sichuan, China. He came to Singapore to engage in financial and investment activities in 2008 and is currently applying for permanent residency. The Straits Times stated that the limited edition Ferrari driven by the perpetrator cost more than US$1.4 million.

Agence France-Presse stated that there are currently more than 1 million foreign workers and technicians in Singapore, of which Chinese account for a large proportion. After the accident, many social groups attacked the Singaporean government's immigration policy, saying that the current policy was making Singapore "congested and dangerous." On the 14th, a large number of posts attacking Chinese expatriates appeared on local Internet forums in Singapore, even calling them "rich locusts". (Lu Hao)

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