Retiree Aziz Shariff, 76, would drive his wife every Saturday from their home in Johor Bahru to Jamiyah in Singapore, where Madam Zaleha Maksum, 74, taught Quran reading to the blind.
Mr Aziz Shariff, 76, was driving his wife on June 1 when the car allegedly skidded and crashed into the walkway.Madam Zaleha died just before 4pm on the same day.
The couple's youngest son Mohammad Hanif Aziz told Berita Harian his dad had suffered a stroke while driving and is still in the intensive care unit at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. The 36-year-old explained that his father, who was born in Singapore but became a permanent resident in Malaysia after marriage, is hooked up to a ventilator.Leicester City owner's helicopter crashes outside stadium
"He can move his hands and head a bit," said Mr Hanif, who learnt of the accident from a friend who had recognised Mr Aziz's car in the pictures that were being circulated on social media. "I had breakfast with my parents in West Coast that morning. I didn't think that would be our last breakfast together.""We cannot afford our dad's medical cost. When he stabilises, we will move him to a medical facility in Johor to lower the cost."
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