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Man who hit head after fall on bus suffers memory loss

January 27, 2012 - 11:28pm

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Amanda Phua

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HE BOARDED the bus and had just taken a few steps when the bus captain suddenly jammed the brakes.



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His second chance at life

December 11, 2011 - 11:21pm

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Zaihan Mohamed Yusof

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HIS car skidded and spun on the North-South highway, crashed through a guard rail, flipped and landed in a ravine with the engine on fire.



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Indonesian tourists in fatal crash

November 19, 2011 - 10:04pm

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Maureen Koh


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IN a horrific accident, a mini-van mounted a kerb along Stevens Road and hit two Indonesian tourists last Saturday morning.



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Supercar wrecked

May 24, 2011 - 11:34pm

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Tam Su Ferne

PHOTO: Shin Min

A sleek white Lamborghini was a twisted wreck after a horrific accident along Holland Road on Monday night.

Its driver was seriously hurt with internal injuries and remains unconscious at Alexandra Hospital's Intensive Care Unit.

It had swerved violently, hurtled towards the railing at the side of the road, rammed into a tree and then crashed into a Toyota, reported Shin Min Daily News.



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SBS bus crashes into Toyota, killing driver

From SBS bus crashes into Toyota, killing driver - inSing.com

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An SBS Transit bus lost control and crashed into a Toyota in Bishan, killing the driver and injuring the passenger in the car.

As the SBS bus was out of service at the time, no passengers were on board.

A STOMPer who witnessed the accident said that bus seemed to be speeding. "The car was spun around and the bus' rear wheels were still spinning," posted the netizen.

The driver of the Toyota, who was in his 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. The female passenger was taken to the hospital. Her legs were swollen and she was experiencing pain in her right arm.

The bus was allegedly speeding to merge into a slip road. But it lost control and crashed into the Toyota across the road divider.

The Toyota was waiting at a red light at the time of the accident.

White paint from the boot of the Toyota was found all over the road, the kerb and the grass nearby, said witness Mr Edward Gay, 70, in a Straits Times report.

"We are very sorry that this has happened," says Ms Tammy Tan, SBS Transit's senior vice-president for corporate communications. She also added that their immediate focus is to help the injured.

She added, "We are in touch with the passenger of the private car to find out how she is and to see how we can render assistance".

She also mentioned in the Straits Times report that they will be assisting the police with their investigations, as well as contacting the driver's family.

Netizens are upset and some alluded the recent accident to earlier ones that took place this year involving SBS buses, such as the case where eight passengers were hurt as SBS buses collided on the PIE.

Neitizen "kiplisch22" commented on STOMP saying, "Can the relevant authorities (LTA/Traffic Police) get to the bottom of this matter with urgency? This is NOT the FIRST case already! Many lives are at stake here! A bus-load of commuters is no joke if something even more serious were to happen."

Another netizen, Bananasxz, expressed her concern after reading about such accidents, "I take the bus almost everyday, but now that I've seen this article and other articles that STOMPers put up, I'm afraid I may never make it home one day."


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Driver runs over own son at Hougang carpark

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Friday, Nov 30, 2012

SINGAPORE - A man reportedly knocked down his own 12-year-old son at a Hougang carpark yesterday when he accidentally reversed his car.

The incident happened at the carpark in front of Block 710 Hougang Avenue 2 at about 8.55pm.

According to a local website, the driver's slipper had gotten stuck on the accelerator, causing the car to reverse and hit the child.

A loud scream was heard from the boy, the website said.

Thereafter, eight men rushed to free the boy by lifting up the rear end of the car,

A witness told the website that the boy was safe and escaped with minor injuries.

The police said they received a call on Nov 29 at about 9pm requesting for assistance at Block 710 Hougang Ave 2.

The boy was sent to Kandang Kerbau Hospital in a conscious state. Police investigations are ongoing.

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Civil Defence rescuers work to free woman driver trapped in car in Woodlands

Posted on 01 Dec 2012
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STOMPer Yarwanna spotted this group of Civil Defence rescuers working hard to free a driver from a car after an accident.

The STOMPer wrote: "I passed by this accident this morning (Dec 1) at about 9.15am. "This driver was trapped in a car, and Civil Defence officers were trying to free him.

"The incident was at Woodland Avenue 12." A spokesperson for the SCDF wrote: "At 9.07am, SCDF received a call for a road traffic accident involving a car along Woodlands Ave 12.

"SCDF resources were immediately dispatched to the incident location. "Upon arrival, the crew found a female individual trapped in the driver’s seat of the car.

The front right door of the car was severely impacted inwards. The dashboard had also caved inwards and pinned the casualty from the waist downwards in the driver’s seat.

"SCDF rescuers used hydraulic rescue equipment to lift the dashboard up and separate the driver’s seat from the affected door before rescuing the casualty. SCDF paramedic stabilised the casualty while rescue operations were ongoing.

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Woman trapped in car wreck along Woodlands Ave 12
By Melissa Chong | Posted: 01 December 2012 1811 hrs

A woman driver was trapped in the wreck of her car for an hour, as SCDF rescuers worked to free her following the accident. (Photo: TODAY)
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A woman driver was trapped in the wreck of her car for an hour, as SCDF rescuers worked to free her following the accident. (Photo: TODAY)

SINGAPORE: A driver was trapped in her seat after a traffic accident along Woodlands Ave 12 at around 9:00am on Saturday.

A Channel NewsAsia's hotline caller said that the car went up the road divider and hit a tree. When Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) rescuers arrived,
the front door and dashboard of the car were caved inwards, and she was pinned waist-down in the driver's seat. They then used a hydraulic rescue equipment to rescue her.

She's believed to have sustained head injuries, including a fracture to her leg and hip, and was conveyed to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital shortly after the rescue.

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-- Edited by ProTaxi on Sunday 2nd of December 2012 09:25:45 AM

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Posted on 12 Nov 2012
Why are bus drivers brazenly flouting the law? Another one caught beating red light
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A SBS bus driver was spotted stopping at a red light, but drove off before the lights turned green. This is not the first incident of its kind in which public transport drivers acted recklessly.

Not long ago in late October, a SMRT bus driver was seen beating the red light outside Woodlands Regional Interchange.

A SBS bus and taxi driver were also seen acting recklessly with little regard for safety and traffic rules.

These are just a few of many incidents in which public transport drivers acted recklessly.

In the video sent in to STOMP by STOMPer Lim, the bus had stopped at a red light, but drove off before the light turned green.

Incoming cars approaching from the left can be seen stopping to give way to the bus.

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2 accidents in 15 mins at same junction

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Seven vehicles were involved in two separate collisions, which happened about 15 minutes apart, at the same place in Yishun on Sunday night.

The incidents occurred at the junction Yishun Ave 2 and Ave 5, next to Yishun MRT station and Northpoint shopping centre.

Police received a call at 11.20pm about the first incident, which involved a TransCab taxi, a motorcycle and a car.
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Singapore-registered Ferrari crashes in Malaysia while travelling in convoy

Posted on 01 Dec 2012
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This Ferrari bearing a Singaporean licence plate is believed to have crashed on Malaysia's Karak Highway on Nov 29 while travelling as part of a convoy of Ferraris.

The pictures were originally posted by a user on mycarforum.com, and contributed by STOMPer Rachel.

The photos show the wreckage of a red Ferrari tangled with the guardrails at the side of the road.

From the pictures, the road is also clearly wet with rain, which may have contributed to the accident.

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Posted on 28 Nov 2012
Woman asking for trouble standing up at back of convertible
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STOMPer Wong was concerned to see a female passenger standing up on the back seat of a convertible.

Said the STOMPer:

"Is this allowed in Singapore?"

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Posted on 30 Oct 2012
Reckless bus driver's abrupt lane change nearly causes driver to slam into taxi
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A bus driver nearly caused four cars to get into an accident near the Jurong East MRT station after recklessly swerving out of the lane. STOMPer Danny was forced to to step on his brakes in order to avoid hitting the rear of a taxi.

The STOMPer, who sent in video footage of the incident, wrote:

"I was driving near Jurong East MRT station when this bus driver just cut out of his lane suddenly, nearly causing four cars to hit.

"I managed to avoided an accident but my poor son was scared because of the sudden braking of my car. Sigh!"



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SINGAPORE - An unexpected tragedy struck a Singaporean family of six on a holiday to Tasmania, Australia when the driver lost control of the van and crashed into a tree.

The impact injured five family members and killed a 55-year-old woman seated at the back of the van, Shin Min Daily News reported.

The car accident reportedly happened yesterday at about 1.30pm along the Arthur Highway at Copping in southeast Tasmania.

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The six Singaporeans were riding a red sports utility vehicle when the 62-year-old driver turned a corner and somehow lost control of the vehicle.

According to Australian media reports, the van veered into a drain, hit the concrete surface of the drain and slid down a slope before slamming into a tree.

The powerful force of the crash killed the woman at the scene, reports said.

Out of the five people injured, three women aged 46, 50 and 58 were rushed to the Royal Hobart Hospital for treatment.

According to Shin Min, the three are still hospitalised. The driver and his 22-year-old front seat passengers suffered minor injuries.

The hospital told the reporter that the three are awake and in stable condition, but said it is unclear at this moment when they can be discharged.

Tasmania police are currently investigating the incident and are preparing a report for the coroner.

It is believed that the deceased wasn't wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.

The local police are now looking for the occupants of a black sedan who went to the help of the crash victims but left before the police arrived.

The 5km stretch of road is said to be an accident prone area and the accidents that have occurred there have mostly been relatively serious, Shin Min reported.

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Singapore Near-Accident Caught on Camera! WTF was the driver doing??

Uploaded by conneo on Oct 2, 2011

Watch this video carefully 0:10 for a near-accident moment @ Singapore Kaki Bukit Expressway.

Was driving along Lane 1 (down slope so the speed was fast)..suddenly with no warning,the

silver van from lane 3 swerved and became perpendicular to our lane! Thank goodness our

car braked in time and there was no other fast moving car on the 2nd lane..

otherwise i'm sure someone would've got hurt.

A WTF Moment.



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