Monday afternoon at the junction of Sengkang Central and Buangkok drive saw a tragic, chaotic scene in which eight people were left injured while an elderly man died following a three-car accident.
The accident reportedly occured around 12.30pm, involving a Volvo, a Hyundai and a taxi, according to The Straits Times. Joseph Lee, a motorist who was driving past the scene, stopped and helped. The 79-year-old man however remained trapped in the driver’s seat of his Hyundai sedan.
In the video uploaded on the Roads.sg Facebook page, you can see that passersby tried to render assistance to the elderly driver. Lee — who is medically trained — can be seen here getting ready an automated external defibrillator to revive the man trapped by the dashboard.
Three-car accident at the junction of Sengkang Central and Buangkok Drive on Monday (Feb 15) afternoon.This video clip was taken from a car cam recording when the accident had just happened.These few that came forward and rendered assistance were giving first aid to the 79 year old man just before the arrival of SCDF. This lady in light blue tee is medically trained and she immediately put her skills to action. They also used an automated external defibrillator to revive the driver while he was trapped in the crushed car. Unfortunately, the driver passed away from his injuries. We send our deepest condolences to the family of the 79 year old uncle.Note: Admin would like to contact this lady who assisted in this rescue shown in this video. Please PM (Private Message) us.
Posted by Roads.sg on Tuesday, 16 February 2016
The Singapore Civil Defence Force responded to the incident and managed to extricate the man using hydraulic rescue tools — but was unfortunately pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Seven casualties — including the man’s female passenger, believed to be his domestic helper — suffered injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. One injured man refused to be sent.
Police investigations are ongoing.
