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Women in playboy Ling Gu Ferrari death crash named

The 25-year-olds were pulled half-naked from car smash in March

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The smouldering remains of Ferrari 430 are scattered across Beijing's northern 4th Ring Road in this photo taken after a fatal accident on March 18, 2012

The two young women at the centre of the Ferrari crash that killed the son of high-level Communist Party official Ling Jihua have been named.

In its latest issue, Hong Kong-based news magazine Asia Weekly writes that the two young women in the vehicle when Ling Gu died upon impact after crashing his Ferrari were Tashi Dolma (Zhaxi Zhuoma), daughter of a deputy director of the Qinghai Provincial Public Security Department, and Yang Ji, then a student at China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing, reportedly the daughter of a well-known living Buddha also from Qinghai.

According to Asia Weekly, Yang passed away unexpectedly last month despite showing signs of positive recovery from the serious injuries she sustained in the accident. It is claimed she felt unwell and was given an injection last month, after which she fell into a coma and later died.

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High-level Communist Party official Ling Jihua lost his son in the accident. Photo: SCMP
High-level Communist Party official Ling Jihua lost his son in the accident. Photo: SCMP

The magazine, citing 'informed Beijing sources', claims both the women are ethnic Tibetans and were each 25 years old at the time of the accident.

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The accident happened in the early hours of March 18 when the speeding Ferrari smashed into a wall, rebounded and crushed a railing on the opposite side of the road. One naked body and two half-naked bodies were thrown from the wreckage. A half-naked man Ling Gu died immediately while two young women – one naked and one half-naked – were seriously injured.

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