The director of a U.S. Investment Bank was killed instantly yesterday (date) when his car smashed into a utility pole in Pasir Panjang, throwing him through the windshield to land some 20 feet away. Two nearby pedestrians were also injured.

John Frazier, 47, A United States citizen, was driving southeast on Pasir Panjang Road at about 5 p.m when he lost control of the car on a wet road. He had been driving about 20 mph over the speed limit without a seatbelt when the incident occurred.

Frazier was the Asia Pacific director of U.S. investment bank Hogawny Flinch. He leaves behind a wife and two daughters.

This is the fourth such accident to happen on this stretch of road in the past eight months. This, however, is the first fatality in the area since 1997.