SINGAPORE, Nov. 2 -- What started as a fundraising appeal for the orphaned son of the couple killed in the Tampines Ave 12 crash, soon found itself under scrutiny after online users questioned the legitimacy of the drive.

The allegations prompted its organiser to publicly defend the appeal.

As of today, donations for the fundraiser had exceeded S$428,000 (RM1.4 million).

The fundraiser was started by a relative of one of the deceased victims following the fatal Tampines crash.

The Tampines Ave 12 multi-vehicle accident on Thursday (October 29) killed the 24-year-old rider and his wife, who was also 24. The couple were reportedly expecting their second child.

News of the plight of their first child, now orphaned, spread online, with m...