SINGAPORE, Nov 1 — More than S$354,000 (RM1.12 million) has been raised for a six-year-old boy who lost both parents in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Singapore.

The boy’s parents, both 24, died after a car struck their motorcycle and another vehicle along Tampines Avenue 12 on October 29 before fleeing the scene.

His mother was reportedly one month pregnant at the time.

According to Mothership, a fundraising campaign launched by the boy’s father’s cousin had collected S$354,093 as of 3pm today, with donations intended to help secure his future.

The tragedy carries a particularly heartbreaking family history.

The boy’s father had himself lost his biological father in 2009, when he was just eight years old, and was subsequently adopted by relatives. His biological mother died in 2022.

Now, his own son faces growing up without either parent.

In an emotional appeal accompanying the Give.Asia fundraiser, the cousin described the deceased man as someone she had always regarded “as my little brother”.

“I watched him grow up right before my eyes, and he has been part of our family for as long as I can remember,” she wrote.

The young couple had been looking forward to building a future together and were planning to apply for a Build-to-Order (BTO) flat before their lives were cut short.

Instead, their son has been left to face a future without them.

The fundraising campaign aims to provide financial support for his daily living expenses, education, healthcare and other necessities as he grows older.

The cousin acknowledged that financial assistance could never make up for the devastating loss of his parents.

“No amount of money can replace the love of a mother and father,” she wrote.

But she expressed hope that the generosity of relatives, friends and members of the public would help give the boy the stability and opportunities his parents would have wanted for him.

A 30-year-old man has since been charged with nine offences in connection with the crash, including dangerous driving causing death.

A gag order imposed on October 31 prohibits the publication of the victims’ identities, photographs and other identifying details.

For the boy’s grieving relatives, the immediate priority is ensuring he receives the care and support he needs in the years ahead.

“He has lost his parents, but he still has family who love him, and a community that can come together to look after his future,” the cousin wrote.