Mediacorp actor Shaun Chen’s father has passed away in a hit-and-run accident in Malaysia.
In a video posted on Instagram late Friday (Mar 28), Shaun, who’s Malaysian, revealed that his father was riding his motorcycle on his way home when he was hit by a car. The accident occurred at around 10.35am.
“HIT AND RUN and kill my father is unacceptable!” read the caption.
In another video, dashcam footage showed that his dad was riding on the middle of the lane when a car hit him from the right.
The driver did not slow down to check on his dad and simply fled the scene.
There was also a screenshot showing the license plate number of the vehicle involved in the incident.
Shaun, 46, revealed that when his father was brought to the hospital, doctors declared him brain-dead, and later, his heart also stopped.
The actor, who is currently in Thailand with his family, urged the driver to come forward, emphasising that he “will not seek revenge”.
“Selamat Hari Raya. I hope that you can say sorry to my daddy. He didn’t know you. I don’t know why you did that to him, I just want you to say sorry,” he said in English with a solemn expression on his face.