The taxi driver involved in a hit-and-run accident along
Jalan Bukit Merah on Monday night has been identified.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday (july 8), the victim, Ms Elise
Tay, said that Trans-Cab - the company which the driver is working
for - has found the driver.
"I was told that he was very apologetic but when the accident
happened, he didn't know that he'd hit someone," the 27-year-old
wrote. "It was only after he realised that his side mirror was
flipped that he thought maybe he had hit something (or) someone and
he drove back to see what (or) who he'd hit."
Ms Tay, a marketing assistant manager, had posted on Facebook on
Tuesday (July 7) appealing for information on the accident and the
driver.
She was jogging at the junction of Jalan Bukit Merah and Kampong
Bahru road on Monday, when the green man was flashing in her
favour. But a taxi which was was turning right onto the road she
was on did not stop, and hit her. It sped off after that, leaving
her with a head injury, bruised ribs and lacerations on her arms.
She was hospitalised for one day at the Singapore General
Hospital.
But Ms Tay told The Straits Times that she has doubts as to
whether the driver really did not see her after he knocked into
her.
"I rewatched the video so many times and the sound of impact...
it's really hard to miss," she said. "I won't be taking any legal
action against him, that's for sure. It's not money I want from
him, I just need him to be responsible for this."
A Trans-Cab spokesman has confirmed that the driver has been
identified, using its GPS tracker. She said earlier that the
company "will not hesitate" to terminate his services, but noted on
Wednesday that the matter is being investigated by the police.
"We will see the outcome of the investigations from Traffic
Police before deciding on what to do next," she said.