Apollo 1st Gear March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 March 19, 2008 Car overturned, van burst into fire in collision AN EARLY morning collision on Wednesday left a car turned turtle and a van ablaze at the busy junction of Jurong West Avenue 5 and Jalan Bahar. Police said that they received a call at about 7am informing them of the accident involving the two vehicles. The Singapore Civil Defence Force arrived a few minutes later and put out the fire, which came from the van's front engine compartment. No was injured in the accident. Stomper Elijah Chai, said police arrived at the scene at about 7.15m. From her window, she said she saw a vehicle on fire, right smack in the middle of the junction, and an overturned car. 'Flames were shooting up into the sky, and traffic was restricted to just a single lane of the major junction. There were some SCDF officers trying to put out the fire. There was a smallish explosion that took an officer off-guard,' she said in an email to Stomp. 'A while later, an officer entered the overturned car and turned off the engine. An ambulance arrived later, having taken a detour to avoid the massive jam.' 'As far as I could see, I did not witness any casualties.' She also sent in several photos of the accident to Stomp. http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest%2BNews/...ory_218432.html ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuan 6th Gear March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 Lesson to learn: 1) Drive within speed limits 2) Invest in and change to better tires 3) Be considerate and careful in driving at all times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M1122 Neutral Newbie March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 These days can see many vans and lorries drive very very fast........hiong kai kai, so not surprised. Maybe pace of life has got out of hand ......... everything must be done FAST FAST FAST......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 I wouldn't comment on that since I was not there and dunno what happened. But I have noticed that many DRIVERS are getting more impatient especially while waiting at the lights. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 cannot make out the turtle...wish si bo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upandcoming Neutral Newbie March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 yea...agree along bt timah rd just now this corolla altis black colour driver shot off the line immediately when light turn red for the crossing directions...forgetting there is such a thing call green flashing arrow....and this happened at 3 lights consecutively...v dangerous...well for one he nearly collided with a vios...au auntie who changed lane without signalling..but the guy was stepping hard on his accelerator...cld have been bad...luckily din....funny thing is i always end up beside him at the red light ahead...haha.. lesson? how much faster can u go on SG roads ? be safe is better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight_skoda Neutral Newbie March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 Toyota Wish? [reply] cannot make out the turtle...wish si bo? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkingidiot 1st Gear March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 (edited) yesterday on the PIE there was a van with 60kph limit driving at 90kph on lane 1, and road hogging. I patiently waited for nearly a 1/2km for him to give way - but no.. the fella insist on chionging on lane 1 at 80-90. Then i flashed headlights a few times, but still didn't give way - so no choice, waited for a break on lane 2 and overtook him. Saw a Middle aged guy with a full load of passengers turning to stare at me for flashing my lights at them. Wish i had a in car video cam to capture and send to TP. - Roadhog - speeding beyong veh speed limit - reckless driving Edited March 19, 2008 by Parkingidiot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 Van speeding at 90km/hr, u overtook van, PIE speed limit 80~90. U also speeding when overtaking the van what. Even if u capture it on video and sent to TP, u'll also kenna. Isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniperben Neutral Newbie March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 ya, is a wish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingkong 5th Gear March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 So early at 7am. I left home at 10am, both vehicles still there leh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starrystars Neutral Newbie March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 Wonder why it took 15mins for police to arrive - when they are just across the junction Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kb27 Supersonic March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 Nowadays, some people don't change lane. They just drift across....slowly and no signal light Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route88 2nd Gear March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 If i'm not wrong this is the 2nd time tat type of van catch fire Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelpie 2nd Gear March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 These days can see many vans and lorries drive very very fast........hiong kai kai, so not surprised. Maybe pace of life has got out of hand ......... everything must be done FAST FAST FAST......... If a Van veered into lane 1 on Expressway, If I'm right behind, I'll not hesitate to give it a loud blast. This is to remind him to go back to lane 2 as he is suppose to keep to the speed limit. Regards, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwchan 1st Gear March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 These days can see many vans and lorries drive very very fast........hiong kai kai, so not surprised. Maybe pace of life has got out of hand ......... everything must be done FAST FAST FAST......... huh? which part of the article stated that it was the van that speed? wonder why they always conveniently become the scrap goat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Neutral Newbie March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 they must make sure Selemat is not around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator March 19, 2008 Share March 19, 2008 Wonder why it took 15mins for police to arrive - when they are just across the junction at that time changing shift la....just like petrol kiosks....when changing shift...cannot pump ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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