Netizen Bernard and his friends were almost run down by a Malaysian driver while they were having dinner at a roadside stall in Johor Bahru on Friday, February 15. The driver was found to be suffering a seizure and had taken sleeping pills prior to driving, said Bernard.

In his email to citizen journalism website Stomp, Bernard wrote:

"Just want to contribute the story of what my friends and I encountered at around 9.20pm last night (Feb 15).

"My friends - a couple - and I drove into Johor Bahru for dinner and a car wash, which was something we do usually when we are free.

"There, I introduce them to a roadside food stall for us to have our dinner.

"We went to the location and parked our car far away from the stall. Once there, we ordered our food & drinks and started using our handphones while waiting for the food.

"Just when the food arrived on our table, a car with a Kuala Lumpur license plate came towards our table very quickly and suddenly, running over two tables and a drinks stall.

"The car's side mirror also hit me on my left arm and my group fell to the ground.

"Luckily we were safe and none of us were seriously injured.

"A crowd attended to us, asking if we were ok or if we were bleeding from any wounds.

"Immediately after getting up, we walked towards the driver and knocked on the window on his side to ask him to step out of the car.

"We then saw that the driver was shaking inside the car, which was when my friend, Reuben, told me that the driver was suffering from a fits attack."