Accident Crash Revisit 2.0

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Survivor can't recall crash
Driver identified in inquiry, but brain-damaged sole survivor cannot recall accident

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_293835.html





MANY questions about the circumstances of a Feb 10 car crash which killed three men will remain unanswered because the brain-damaged sole survivor cannot remember a thing.

But the one certainty which emerged from the coroner's inquiry yesterday was which man among the four was at the wheel of the Hyundai Avante.

From a pair of slippers stuck under the brake pedal since identified by his family, it was clear that Mr Jayakumar Asokan, 26, was driving the car along Dunearn Road that morning.

He died less than 12 hours after the crash that instantly killed Mr Mohammad Khalil Mohamed Shah and Mr Sunthereswaran Nadesan Mariyappan, both 23.

The court heard that the sole surivor, Mr Muhammad Alif Mohamed Shah, the 19-year-old younger brother of Mr Mohammad Khalil, suffered head injuries. He emerged from a coma and was discharged from hospital in April.

'He does not remember the accident or what he was doing before it,' Senior Staff Sergeant Tan Chee Sing told the court.

He added that Mr Muhammad Alif now thought and behaved like a child.

The court heard that the driver, Mr Asokan, was also the designated chauffeur for a wedding the four were preparing for later that day. The car was entrusted to him by the bride's aunt.

Little else is known about the accident.

For instance, it could not be determined where in the car the other three had been seated because, unbelted, they were all flung out on impact.

The windows had been wound down and the rear windscreen, smashed.

At about 2am that day, the four were travelling from the Adam Road Food Centre to Mustafa Centre in Little India to buy wedding decorations.

When they reached the junction of Dunearn Road and Chancery Lane, Mr Asokan overtook a stationary taxi and beat a red light, court papers said.

In his police statement, taxi driver Chia Choon Khiang, 53, the only witness to the accident, estimated that the Hyundai car had blown past him at between 160kmh and 170kmh.

Mr Chia, who was in the second lane from the left, was not ferrying passengers at the time and no other cars were on the road.

The court heard that after the Hyundai overtook him and ran the traffic lights, it swerved to the extreme left lane, skidded to the right, hit the kerb, ploughed into a tree and then into thick bushes lining the canal separating Bukit Timah and Dunearn roads.

A toxicology report showed that Mr Asokan's blood had 45mg per 100ml of ethanol - below the legal limit of 80mg per 100ml.

State Coroner Victor Yeo asked for a clarification on the presence of ethanol in Mr Asokan's blood from the Health Sciences Authority and the police statement given by the bride's aunt.

He will deliver his findings on Nov 13.

sujint@sph.com.sg

via : http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2137216

please, slow down. slow down. slow down.
drive safe.
z.

Nov 13, 2008
Dunearn Road triple deaths
Driver's negligence blamed
By Elena Chong
      
A witness saw the car losing control, veered to the right at a very fast speed, skidded across the junction to the right and mounted a road kerb before slamming into a tree.


 -- ST PHOTO: SHAHRIYA YAHAYA

THE tragic accident along Dunearn Road in February where three men died was due to the driver's reckless driving, said a coroner.

State Coroner Victor Yeo said it was fortuitous that the traffic was very light given that it happened in the early hours of the morning and no other vehicle was involved when the driver beat the red light at a high speed.

The Feb 10 accident left a fourth man with traumatic brain injury. The survivor, Mr Muhammad Alif Mohamed Shah, 20, whose older brother died in the accident, now needs supervision for his daily activities.

Coroner Yeo recorded a verdict of misadventure on the death of the driver, bus captain Jayakumar Asokan, 26.

In respect of the deaths of Mr Alif's brother, Mohammad Khalil and Mr Sunthereswaran Nadesan Mariyappan, both 23, he recorded a verdict of death due to the Mr Jayakumar's negligence.

All four were flung out of the rented car at about 2.20am. None was wearing seat belts.

A taxi driver, Mr Chia Choon Khiang, 53, told police that he had stopped his taxi on the extreme left lane of Dunearn Road due to the red light when he head loud music from a vehicle coming from behind.

The vehicle zoomed past at a speed of about 160 to 170kmh with the windows wound down.

Mr Chia then saw the car losing control, veered to the right at a very fast speed, skidded across the junction to the right and mounted a road kerb before slamming into a tree.

He saw four persons being flung out of the car, one of whom was thrown into the canal.

Both Mr Khalil and Mr Sunthereswaran were pronounced dead while M Jayakumar was taken to hospital where he died at about noon.

The court heard that Mr Jayakumar was supposed to be the driver of the rented car hired by Madam S. Sasikala N. Ramaiah for her niece's wedding that day.

via : http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_301811.html

[tags] negligence

[criszt]

Cabin looks pretty intact.
'All four were flung out of the rented car at about 2.20am. None was wearing seat belts.'
THat's why.

[yagam1]

Manager Zack said his 23-year-old nephew swerved to avoid hitting a dog that was dashing across the road. The brand new Chevrolet hit a tree and turned turtle, and everything went blank for him.

Moral of the story...Better kill the dog than urself!!..Hahaha..

Kidding..kidding..'Animal-Lovers', dun flame me huh..

nope . u r right . i was reading tis thread . then after watchin one of the vids tat shows the civic guy avoided the dog by swerving his car , i suddenli tink tat the guy was a bit dumb . if i were him , i 99.99% would have juz slam the brake or keep tapping the brake , instead of avoiding the dog in tat manner . if i happen to kill the dog , then its freakin too bad . n i mean it . coz i face b4 tis kind of situation a few times . but the dog always miss me by a few inches (yes i was speeding , lets juz say every1 has their young times ) . always a few inches . n its always a freakin dog . no wonder i love cats more than dogs . though im born in the year of dog . hehe . anyways an experience driver would not have swerve the steering wheel juz like tat upon seeing some things popping out suddenli . well oki , u might say different ppl has different reaction . in tat case then i would have to say , ppl who choose to 'siam' watever things tat pops out suddenli , has a retarded reaction/reflex . no offence . but to me tats juz plain nub . might as well take bicycle , rather than cause a hazard on the road . haha . im juz stating the fact . anyways nice vids . it realli make me tink

[yagam1]

Cabin looks pretty intact.
'All four were flung out of the rented car at about 2.20am. None was wearing seat belts.'
THat's why.

wow i love ur siggy . seems tat tis forum has changes after sometimes . looks much more livelier n nicer compared to 2 years ago . i noe many does . for me mcs , silvia , sgr n tis celicasg looks so revamped (as in both appearance n content) . nice . peace

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Dec 1, 2008
Student admits causing crash
A POLYTECHNIC student who was driving his father's car at around midnight along Old Upper Thomson Road on Jan 29, lost control and went off the road, plunging 1 metre downhill before hitting some trees.

Two passengers at the back of the Mitsubishi Lancer, Nanyang Polytechnic students Mr David Li, 18, and Mr Mervin Teo, 19, did not survive the crash.

Mr Li died on the spot while Mr Teo died the next day at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

The driver, Republic Polytechnic student Phua Jia Chee, 19, escaped with light injuries. Meanwhile, his front seat passenger Tan Han Leng, 20, injured his left hand and had to undergo minor surgery at the Singapore General Hospital.

Phua pleaded guilty in a district court on Monday to causing the death of his two friends as well as to hurting to Tan through his negligent act.

Standing in the dock, Phua, now 20, stared blankly as Assistant Public Prosecutor Ong Yew Kwang told the court what happened that fateful day.

District Judge Hamidah Ibrahim postponed his sentencing till Dec 17 for his lawyer to prepare further mitigation as his case has 'many distinguishing factors'.

He faces a jail term and fine.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showthread.php?t=2183584

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TWO Singapore children survived a deadly accident early yesterday morning on Malaysia's North-South Highway when the coach they were in crashed into a tree and split in two, according to Shin Min Daily News.
The accident, which happened around 2am, killed 10 people. The bus was travelling from Ipoh to Singapore.

The newspaper reported that the Singapore children, a girl aged five and a boy aged seven, escaped with scratches.

One of the dead was a 20-year-old Malaysian woman who was a university student here, the paper added.

The crash was one of two fatal accidents on the North-South Highway over the weekend that involved Singaporeans.

On Saturday evening, a 59-year-old man died when the car he was in plunged off the road and hit a tree.

The victim was with his wife and three sons, who all suffered injuries. One son was badly hurt. The family was on the way home after a vacation in Malacca.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the vehicle was being driven by the man's eldest son, who lost control near Pagoh, Muar.

The man was flung out of the car and died at the scene.

http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=362889

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Hari Raya Heartbreak
2 Accidents over long holiday weekend
2 Yishun men killed
 
Thrown out of back seat & killed 
SWEET CHARITY BAND MEMBER DIES IN NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAY CRASH
 


[SIZE="1"]HEAVILY DAMAGED: The car flipped over more than once during the accident. --PICTURE: CHINA PRESS [/SIZE]



[SIZE="1"]FAMILY PHOTO: Mr Masrom Abdul Hamid with two of his sons. --TNP PICTURE: ADELINE ONG [/SIZE]
 
HE had just had a wonderful time on an impromptu trip to Malacca with his wife and three sons, and was heading to Batu Pahat to spend Hari Raya Haji with relatives.
 
He never made it there.

Mr Masrom Abdul Hamid, 59, a keyboardist with popular Malay rock band Sweet Charity, was killed in a road accident on the North-South Highway in Johor on Saturday.

He was thrown out of the car from the backseat, and died on the spot.

Mr Masrom is survived by his wife and eight children, aged 6 to 32.

The four family members with him all suffered injuries and were sent to Johor hospitals. They were discharged yesterday morning so they could attend his burial at the Choa Chu Kang Muslim Cemetery.

His Sweet Charity bandmates - frontman Ramli Sarip, fellow keyboardist Ahmad Jaafar, and drummer Abdul Rahman Sarbani - were also present at his Yishun home, and later at the burial, to pay respects.

Mr Masrom's son, Muhamad Fadzhan Masrom, 24, who was driving at the time of the accident, told The New Paper that their car was on the right lane when a black car suddenly cut into their path.

He said: 'I lost control of the car and hit the divider to avoid the black car.'

At the time, his mother, 43, a cashier, was in the front passenger seat of the family's red Mitsubishi Lancer, which they bought in January. Mr Masrom and two sons, aged 6 and 12, were in the back seat.

Mr Fadzhan was knocked unconscious on impact, so he did not know what happened until he opened his eyes in a Tangkak hospital.

But according to what Mrs Masrom told the family, Mr Masrom was thrown from the car through the windscreen, just before it flipped over and over again.

Trapped

He landed on the side of the road, while the rest were still trapped in the car.

Said daughter Norshidah Masrom, 32: '(My mother) saw my youngest brother, 6, trapped in the car, and asked passerbys to help pull him out.'

After making sure her son was safe, she turned to her husband.

Said Ms Norshidah: 'She saw my dad was having trouble breathing. She tried to shake him, and said, 'are you okay?'

But Mr Masrom died soon after. His body was sent to a hospital in Muar, while the others were taken to a hospital in Tangkak.

Both the younger sons suffered a fractured collarbone. The 12-year-old also needed nine stitches on his forehead.

Mr Fadzhan's right eye was injured, and he suffered bruises all over his body.

Mrs Masrom injured her ribs and suffered bruises.

Mr Fadzhan said that when he woke up and was told of his father's death by an uncle, he couldn't believe it.

His first thought was to blame himself, as he had been driving. 'But my mother told me, don't. If the car didn't dash into my lane, this wouldn't have happened.'

Ms Norshidah said that her mum was too upset to talk. 'She couldn't sleep the whole night, she was crying all the time,' she said.

The five had gone to Malacca on Saturday morning for sightseeing.

Said Ms Norshidah: 'My father was in a good mood and enjoying himself. He was the one who wanted to go to Malacca to shop.

'Initially, the plan was just to go to Batu Pahat, but he wanted to bring the kids around, to know the history of Malacca.'

One of the last things they did was to visit the Hang Tuah Well, named after the legendary 15th century Malacca warrior.

A popular belief among the locals is that the well contains Hang Tuah's spirit in the form of a white crocodile. Locals also believe the well's water contains special healing properties.

Said Ms Norshidah: 'My father was a family man. Very nice, very generous. He spent a lot of time with the kids. We were very close to him, especially the two youngest boys. He was a very good father.

'All this just happened too suddenly.'

 http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,186146,00.html?

via : http://forums.vr-zone.com/showthread.php?t=363477

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http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,186345,00.html?

American expatriate and three others were in M'sia for breakfast
By Desmond Ng
December 11, 2008

PICTURE: GUANG MING DAILY

THE deadly weekend on Malaysian roads has claimed yet another victim.

A Singapore-based American died when his Harley-Davidson collided with a 14-wheeler trailer near Yong Peng in Johor.

The accident happened at about 9am on Sunday.

Business executive Rick Smith, who is a member of the Singapore Chapter of the Harley Owners Group (HOG), was travelling with three other fellow bikers when the accident happened.

The 54-year-old died on the spot, in one of the bloodiest weekends on Malaysian roads.

Four other fatal accidents were reported over the weekend.

One bus accident on the North-South Highway on Sunday morning killed 10 passengers dead and injured 18.

A HOG biker travelling with Mr Smith said the four had been heading back to Singapore.

The biker, who declined to be named, said: 'Something happened and he (Mr Smith) lost control and collided with the truck.

'We were riding in front of him and we didn't really see clearly what had happened.'

He said they had left Singapore at about 7am for a short ride to Johor for breakfast.

They had been on such trips before and usually returned to Singapore before lunch.

The biker said they had finished their breakfast in Johor and were on their way home when the accident occurred, about 90km from Singapore.

He said that he immediately contacted the US embassies in Malaysia and Singapore after the accident.

He said: 'It was a very unfortunate accident. He (Mr Smith) was an extremely good rider and very experienced.

'He had a fantastic personality and was always laughing. He was an exceptional character and always brightened the room with his personality.'

This biker said he had known Mr Smith for a few months.

He said Mr Smith had worked in Singapore for about a year and that his family was not with him here.

When contacted, the US embassies in Singapore and Malaysia declined to comment on the accident, citing privacy reasons.

via : http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216604

[Paul Chew]

life is short! play hard and ride fast

[criszt]

the sooner u get off the NS hiway , the chances of things happening drastically reduce.
So get from point to point alert, and at the fastest possible speed.

[Paul Chew]

hmm.. another camp will say, go slow and chances of deadly impacts will reduced

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i would say slow down.

speed is a factor no matter how you put it.

slow down, drive safe.

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this Accident Crash Revisit 2.0 will end by 31st Dec 2008.

a new thread aka 3.0 will be created to replace this. basically to make it more readable.

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Recently I bought a 1998 m3 and it was a cherry. I bought it because with my new business I needed a car that got good gas milage, was fun to drive and was SAFE. Thank god I did.

I was in West Virginia on my way back to the beach in a heavy down poor and flipped the car 8 times.(or so the guy behind me said.

I was on a bridge going about 58, the posted speed limit was 70, when all of a sudden the car spun.

I have driven on the track many times done countless HPDE and I have never had a situation like this where I was driving straight and it just spins.

I think I hit black ICE the temp was around 30 Degrees but it was raining/ sleet.

After the car came to a stop on its roof I crawled out of the back windsheild with not a scratch on me and thanked god I was alive. Very sore today but all in all I am just happy to be alive. If I had not had my seatbelt on I would have been DEAD!!!! BUCKLE UP.

Thank you god for saving me !!

via : http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f68/wrecked-my-m3-not-good-day-buckle-up-65854/

[ThrillSpeed]

i would say slow down.

speed is a factor no matter how you put it.

slow down, drive safe.

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this Accident Crash Revisit 2.0 will end by 31st Dec 2008.

a new thread aka 3.0 will be created to replace this. basically to make it more readable.

How slow is slow? How faST is fast??
Slow  mean won't get accidents?
Fast sure die?

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you n i know what is fast. (likewise for slow)

yes, slow will still get into an accident.
and yes, standing at the roadside can still get killed by a vehicle. (even if it's none of your fault)

yes, fast might not die.

but would you want to bet your life n the lives of others?

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SLOW DOWN, DRIVE SAFE.