Driver runs kerb and kills grandmother

• Clivebenss

  24 Jun 12, 21:15

  by John Po
  inSing.com - 24 June 2012 12:53 PM

  

  (Photo / Screen grab from www.tnp.sg)

  An elderly woman was killed by a car that ran a kerb at Woodlands Drive 14.

  The incident occurred on Wednesday (20 June) at about 5.45pm.

  64-year-old Madam Gwee Ham Siau, was walking with her daughter-in-law and her two grandsons, when a sedan mounted the kerb and crashed into them.

  Her daughter-in-law Madam He Mei Qing, 35, and her two grandsons, aged 6 and 8, sustained broken bones, bruises and some lacerations.

  All four were taken to Khoo Teck Puat hospital for treatment.

  Madam Gwee succumbed to her injuries around 8pm.

  Since then, Madam He has been discharged and the two boys have been transferred to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital for further treatment.

  The Straits Times reported that the driver of the sedan was a Sri Lankan architect who said that he mounted the kerb to avoid a boy who suddenly ran across the road.

  In a report by Asiaone.com, it was reported that the car was carrying P-plates.

  It is still unclear if the alleged boy who ran across the road was one of Madam Gwee’s grandchildren.

  The suspect was arrested at the scene and the police are carrying out investigations.

• speakoutfor

  25 Jun 12, 11:55

  Foreign drivers: No idea how to drive a car.

  Maybe Sri Lankan drivers drive like crazy stupid.

• Lazybumy

  25 Jun 12, 12:20

  I think recently our mata just came out and claim that most accidents cause are due to the Lesser Mortals and the FT are safe drivers compare to Lesser Mortals drivers. And I recall for this case, the FT insist that it is not his fault, so in this case, of cos must be the fault of the Lesser Mortals that cause this accident.
• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  25 Jun 12, 14:33

  Sibei jialat...

   

  1 car ram 1 family...

   

  instead of killing us one by one, they now decide to ram whole family...

   

  Take bus scared push down...

  Take MRT scared aunty scold,

  Take taxi scared ferrari ram,

  Take bicycle scared lorry bang,

  Walk scared ram by sedan.

   

  Jialat sia...

• Rock^Star

  25 Jun 12, 15:31

  1 car bang 3 generations, mounted kerb and he claimed the speed was only 50.

• dragg

  25 Jun 12, 16:11

  jialat man. i getting very paranoid. nowadays its so unsafe even in supermarket i also watch out for motor vehicles that might 'cheong' in from nowhere.
• Clivebenss

  25 Jun 12, 20:13

  Sg is getting very scary.

  Nightmares on Sg streets.

  

• troublemaker2005

  25 Jun 12, 22:28

  now they can drive on the road. di dthey take our driving course or not?

  ca;t blame anyone, you all voted for the system, open arse policies.

  instead of making up for our population, now they cum and reduce our population.

• Rock^Star

  25 Jun 12, 22:48

  Nowadays when I approach junctions, I watch out for ferraris with my peripheral vision. Need to look in front la.....

• Just_do_it_lah

  25 Jun 12, 22:51

  Foreign Trash did it again........ 

  
  

• Just_do_it_lah

  25 Jun 12, 22:54

  Originally posted by Rock^Star:

  Nowadays when I approach junctions, I watch out for ferraris with my peripheral vision. Need to look in front la.....

  

  

• Rock^Star

  25 Jun 12, 23:12

  Gone were the days when we could stand at junctions with total peace of mind.

  Now upgraded to: Gone were the days when we could drive thru junctions without the fear of a ferrari charging right into us from the side.

   

• mancha

  25 Jun 12, 23:30

  There are situations where you try to avoid a colision by steering away, but most of the time you hit the brakes.

  You are driving in built up area, suddenly a boy appears infront of you, you serve if you can. If you can't you e brake. 

  But why the boy suddenly appears infront. 

  There is one taxi bumber sticker says it all: OPEN YOUR EYES

• sinicker

  25 Jun 12, 23:36

  FT can insist not his fault hurhur.
  
  hmmm let me think.......... ok! i have an idea how this case will turn out!
  
  they will say that it's the pedestrians' fault. they should have walked to the bus stop which is protected by concrete bollards and take the bus to their destination. this is a safer way compared to walking on the pavement exposed to traffic that may......... deviate from course unintentionally.
  
  how? i can be lawyer?

• Clivebenss

  26 Jun 12, 14:53

  FT always gave lousy excuses.

  

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  26 Jun 12, 15:45

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  FT always gave lousy excuses.

  

  but some of our own sgrean also give jialat excuses...

  like Remy Ong, Female Lexus Driver (I hit a tree branch) etc...

   

  But london that one most power... Bus making turn at 3km/h... killed one SG and say he tot he hit a fox...

  but 3km/h... how to run down ppl sia... wtf? 

• lce

  26 Jun 12, 15:54

  ya , i was told the same lie wen a truck hit me from the side