SINGAPORE — Two of the six foreign domestic workers involved in a car crash outside Lucky Plaza on Sunday (Dec 29) have been discharged, while two others are still warded, Ms Low Yen Ling wrote in a Facebook post on Monday evening.

The Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Manpower had visited the injured victims with Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan to offer support. 

On Monday evening, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) also released the names of the victims in response to TODAY’s queries. 

Filipinas Demet Limbauan Limbauan, 37, and Laila Flores Laudencia, 44, have been discharged earlier in the evening while Egnal Layugan Limbauan, 43, and Arceli Picar Nucos, 56, are still undergoing treatment at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Ms Low wrote.

Ms Nucos’ younger sister, 50-year-old Arlyn Picar Nucos, and 41-year-old Abigail Danao Leste, died after a black Honda crashed into them at a pavement on Nutmeg Road, behind Lucky Plaza, at about 5pm on Sunday.

The driver of the car, a 64-year-old man, was arrested at the scene for dangerous driving causing death.

A purported recording of the crash, which looked to be surveillance camera footage, started making its rounds online on Monday afternoon. In it, a black car makes a U-turn and then suddenly went at high speed and hit a group of people on a pavement.

Ms Low said on Facebook: “Many of us were shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of two lives and the injuries suffered. We feel for them all, especially in such a time as this, when families and loved ones gather to celebrate and mark the close of the year together.”

She added that the Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) has started a fundraiser for the victims and their families, and it is working closely with MOM to provide “full support to ensure the survivors receive the best care possible”.

In a separate Facebook post, Dr Balakrishnan said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also working closely with the Philippine Embassy to assist the families involved.

He wrote: “As we prepare to welcome the new year with our families, it is timely to also remember the invaluable contributions of those who help in our households, provide care for our family members, and sacrifice so much in order to provide for their own families far away.”

With the news of the horrific crash making the rounds on social media, some online users have questioned why the victims were not attended to at the nearest Mount Elizabeth Hospital, which is just a stone's throw away from Lucky Plaza.

Dr Noel Yeo, chief executive officer of Mount Elizabeth Hospital, said in a post on the private hospital's Facebook page that it is not set up like the government restructured hospitals for severe traumatic conditions, which include multiple trauma and extensive burns — even though it is capable of treating emergencies.

He said: "Our 24-hour A&E (Accident and Emergency) department is open to all patients, regardless of who they are. We will even despatch our staff to attend to emergencies via our ambulance service. Our A&E team would have reacted immediately to help stabilise the injured while waiting for the SCDF (Singapore Civil Defence Force) to arrive, had we been activated. We learned later from news reports that the SCDF responded swiftly to the casualties.

"Our hospital and ambulance services are not part of the SCDF’s list of medical providers. This means that the hospital will not be activated by the SCDF even if such an incident is within close proximity."