Night drivers, be extra careful when u drive

j007 SG

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/1879256/1_dead_2_drivers_conveyed_to_hospital_after_horrific_3car.html

A man was pronounced dead by paramedics while two male drivers were conveyed conscious to hospital in the aftermath of a horrific three-car accident along the East Coast Parkway in the wee hours of Saturday morning (Jul 13).

A STOMPer had sent in a report of the accident, coupled with photos that showed two of the cars which were now reduced to a mangled heap of metal after the accident.

In response to a query from STOMP about the matter, a spokesperson for the police said:

"The police received a call at 12.01am (Jul 13) requesting for assistance near the 18km mark along the ECP heading towards AYE.

"Upon arrival, it was established that an accident involving 3 cars had occurred.

"A man in his 30s was pronounced dead by paramedics on the scene.

"Two male drivers were conveyed conscious to hospital.

"Police investigations are ongoing"

Speaking to STOMP in a phone conversation, the STOMPer said:

"I came across an accident that took place along the ECP near Prince Edward Road, in the direction heading towards AYE at around 2.30am to 3.30am earlier today (Jul 13).

"Apparently, I heard that a red Lotus car was travelling in the direction towards Changi Airport, before it skidded and flung towards traffic heading in the other direction.

"It then hit another car. If I'm not wrong, a few other cars were involved in the accident as well.

"I can't be exactly sure about this but I think the male driver of the red Lotus died on the scene.

"I'm not really sure what happened to the other drivers, but I think he or she was conveyed to hospital.

"The accident caused a jam on the ECP as it took up about three lanes, which then had to blocked off."

Alvin87a SG

heard/hear say...got one tc epica sibeh jialat

Keepthechange666 SG

Currently ECP both direction after Keppel before Rochor is just like a bigger version of 99 turn...

Even performance car also must fix with stabliser before doing high speed cornering...

Knn, you see those F1 drivers like cornering in top speed very easy like that hor...

Certain high speed cornering will result in G-pulling away from gravity, just like Pilot doing a G-pulling up sky, without your knowing, will knock off your mind if you cannot handle the G-pulling...

"Apparently, I heard that a red Lotus car was travelling in the direction towards Changi Airport, before it skidded and flung towards traffic heading in the other direction."

Flung towards the other direction...

Reliefdriver4u SG

The pics looks like some piece of junk from the scrapyard !

Sotongking73 SG

if the lotus fly to the other side of the road, no matter how careful also no use.......

anyway, this is the song for the lotus sport car .......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mupnIQJoIY

Gu7777g SG

Fuck up skill, 1 less idoit on the road.

bowah SG

I already said many times liao, that stretch of road after keppel into rocher at ECP is not mend for normal vehicle user, it is mend for F1 training. So, be careful.

First, lanes marking on that stretch were done by Indian Road worker direct import from Gujarat, and all these gujaratis are good in marking buffalo lane in their town only.

Secondly, along the curvy road, come the filtering from prince edward which also can filter into Marina financial centre and bayfront side, then from bay front another filtering out into ECP again.

Third, after keppel, the ECP go into a down slop, and all vehicles tend to accelerate on the downslope. If you are at 120km/hr and making a curve, that is more than F1 maclaren turning at only 80km/hr

Fourth, many like to change lanes suddenly, because some blur king see sign only, just turn in, slip road into marina FC is dammit, very dangerous.

Fifth, to evade road block/ spot check for drink at victoria and bugis, these drinking drivers go whack ECP from prince edward, knowing that ECP sure got no road block, and with drink driver driving on a turbo 2.0 and above engine, God bless all of us.

Lastly, if a crown taxi driver like me can think of all these, what the fark is TP doing? still at victoria street catching ferrais??

bowah SG

And this morning 4 am just saw a van accident there again, I was travelling toward changi from taman jurong, and the van on the road is facing on coming traffic, must have turned dunno how many 360 deg, see the driver gong gong blur blur liao.

And it is of luck that the traffic was less, if in mid day, sure tua ki liao, that time, can jam until tuas.

I know that many of my TD brother drivers are very hyperactive or suffered from hypertension, I am also one of them, when got a call at taman jurong to go changi at midnite, yet the pax is a bak bak chio bu...my adrenaline shoot up, but no matter what, at that stretch of the road, I must loon, want to come out or chiong also must loon.

So brothers, the case of OBK or HUAT is secondary to safety on the road, our family do not want us to go out in a car and come back in a box, nor do they wish to see your bank deposit box money grow but body in a casket box.

Make safety your uptmost priorty, otherwise someone would say, another less idiot on the road.

Gu7777g SG

Mr bowah, thats me.

Smarttech.888 SG

Please all be careful although night seem to have lesser vehicles on the road.

I was heading towards town along Steven road on Friday midnight which i saw 2 cabs collided, a red SMRT and a blue CDG. Both seem to be badly damage, one will be penalty of deposit.

Reliefdriver4u SG

All these accidents might be a blessing in disguise, it helps to get rid of bad drivers

foolsh_2000 SG

I think it,s insensitive to classify people as bad drivers.accidents can happen to anybody!

bowah SG

Mr bowah, thats me.

haha

bowah SG

I think it,s insensitive to classify people as bad drivers.accidents can happen to anybody!

Wee hours on a saturday morning, more likely are drinkers and clubbers lah, these people are not bad drivers, but bad disicpline people who knew that they will drink along with clubbing, then can call taxis mah, why go drive?? want to show off their car lor.

And we as road users will be in danger if people start to drive without a sense.

Tcsaaa SG

i not afraid of accident, F1 drivers or clown drivers.. only TP.. that means my hard money go down the long kang..

bowah SG

I am afraid that out of a sudden, you not posting here anymore, that mean something had gone wrong. Money can earn, life only one

bowah SG

The driver of a Lotus, which was involved in a fatal three-car accident in ECP on last Saturday morning, was the award-winning CEO of an integrated sub-sea services company called Noeldive.

Mr Joseph Melvin David, 30, had won several accolades for his business acumen, which allowed his company from a one-man show in 2007 to one which had 30 staff and clinched $11.4 million worth of contracts, reported The New Paper.

He was pronounced dead by paramedics who arrived on the scene of the accident, which left all three vehicles involved badly damaged. The Lotus had reportedly skidded and got flung against oncoming vehicles in the opposite side of traffic.

The drivers of the other two cars involved were conveyed conscious to the hospital.

Mr David is survived wife, a five-year-old son and a seven-year-old daughter. He was a car enthusiast who owned not just a Lotus, but also a Mercedes S-class, and had not been involved in any previous accidents.

There was a large turnout for his wake at Ophir Road, as more than 200 people showed up to pay their final respects. Mr David's body will be cremated at the Mandai Crematorium today. Police investigations on the accident are ongoing.

bowah SG

30yo CEO driving on a sat morning for fark?? this is typically what i use to say, money in bank, body in box

Tcsaaa SG

no prc mei mei with the ceo? den anyhow drive for fark?

Tcsaaa SG

I am afraid that out of a sudden, you not posting here anymore, that mean something had gone wrong. Money can earn, life only one

at any one time, i prefer the money.. if dun have life, i also dun need money..