That morning began just like any other day for Mr Ng, 46, since he
started driving a taxi four years ago.
He had picked up a passenger in Bedok who wanted to go to Tuas West
Drive.
"He got on and just played with his mobile phone, like many
passengers do these days," Mr Ng told The New Paper in Mandarin
from his hospital bed, his voice barely above a whisper.
They were on the lane closest to the road divider on the AYE and
approaching the Tuas West exit just before 9am when Mr Ng saw a
tipper truck on the extreme left lane filtering to the middle
lane.
The incident stood out because the driver had switched lanes
suddenly.
Without dwelling on it, Mr Ng continued on his way.
Then, the accident happened. Mr Ng said: "I just heard a loud sound
and I felt something heavy hit my taxi.
The next thing I knew, I was pinned head down against the steering
wheel.
"I saw a white light and I blacked out for a bit. I thought I was
going to die."
The truck had toppled onto his taxi and crushed the roof.
Mr Ng's seat was bent forward, trapping him in a crouching
position.
Subsequent events were a haze as he was drifting in and out of
consciousness.
What he does remember is that after the debris was scraped from his
window, he could use his right elbow to push through the cracked
glass to get air.
More than a week after the accident, the cuts on his arms, with
visibly more on his right side, are still healing.
He still has bruises on his forearms.
He said: "I could hear a lot of voices talking outside and a lot of
noise. Someone helped to hold my head up.
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