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In Mr Lim’s case, lawsuits were filed against six defendants.

The accident on February 12, 2018 involved three vehicles in a pile-up along a stretch of road about 270 meters from Kempas Toll Plaza in Johor. The first vehicle in the chain was a semi-trailer, while the middle vehicle was a Toyota Innova, in which Mr Lim was travelling. He was the front seat passenger. The vehicle behind the collision chain was a BMW X3.

None of the vehicles were registered in Singapore.

Lim, who was left unconscious and seriously injured, had to be pulled from the wrecked car and taken to Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru. The next day, he was taken to the intensive care unit at Singapore General Hospital.

He is now 44 years old and has lost mental capacity due to severe brain damage.

His wife, Mrs. Janet Fung, initially cared for him at home with a maid, but as his physical injuries healed and he regained more physical strength, it became more difficult to manage his behavioral disorders.

Unable to cope and suffering Due to caregiver exhaustion, Madame Fung admitted her husband to a nursing home after consulting her doctors.

She sued all five defendants for negligence, personal injury and loss suffered. Later, with the court’s approval, the insurer of the Toyota vehicle in which Mr Lim was traveling was added as a sixth defendant.