FRESH evidence has surfaced to put the Romanian embassy's charge d'affaires in the Sungei Kadut area where the embassy's car - which was involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident - was found abandoned later that morning.

A cabby yesterday told The Straits Times that he had picked up Dr Silviu Ionescu, the highest ranking Romanian embassy official in Singapore, at 3am-3.30am on Dec 15 in the Sungei Kadut area, after Dr Ionescu had flagged him down.

The industrial area is about 5km from Bukit Panjang, where the embassy's Audi A6 car hit three pedestrians at about 3.10am.

Central to the incident is the black Audi A6 belonging to the Romanian embassy. Dr Ionescu had earlier said that he was the last official to use the car involved in the accident.

However, he also reportedly said he was not involved in the fatal hit and run. He said he will return to Singapore later this month to assist in investigations.

One of the three pedestrians involved, 30-year-old Mr Tong Kok Wai, has since passed away. At the time of the accident, Mr Tong had been married to Madam Yenni Young for merely a month. He was taken off life support on Christmas Day, after suffering severe brain damage in the accident

What happened on Dec 15

1.30 am: Dr Silviu Ionescu parks his car in front of his embassy, off Farrer Road, he says, after returning to work from a karaoke session with some businessmen in Peace Centre.

About 3 am: He leaves the embassy, he claims, only to find his car missing from where he parked it.

About 3.10 am: The Audi hits three men in Bukit Panjang before speeding off. One man has since died.

3.33 am: A taxi picks up Dr Ionescu in the Sungei Kadut area, not far from where his car is later found abandoned.

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