Trainee teacher Hazel Ng, 25, tells her side of the story with
regards to the accident in which she was hit by a lorry and says
that "I'm sometimes angry, sometimes sad, and sometimes happy that
I'm alive."
Ms Ng was riding on a scooter when a lorry tailgated and hit
her, causing her to be flung onto the road. The incident was
captured on video by a motorist, which has now gone viral.
The accident left a 4cm-long, 2.5cm-deep gash on her right
elbow. She also fractured her right shoulder and had abrasions on
her face and legs.
In a two-hour operation, doctors had to stitch back a ligament
in her right arm that had been severed from the muscles. She has
since undergone another operation to fix her shoulder, and is
awaiting a skin graft operation.
While she is happy to be alive, Ms Ng is angry that the accident
is going to cause a mess where her studies are concerned and she
will have to make finance arrangements, due to the loss of income
from not being able to teach.
The avid kayaker is training to be a physical education teacher,
but will now have to lay off physical activities until she recovers
fully. This means that she will not be able to graduate in May as
planned.
Ms Ng is also looking at a long road to recovery, as she will
have to go through three to four months of physiotherapy after her
wounds heal.
Recalling the accident after she felt a violent bump on the
right of her scooter, she said at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, "My mind
went blank. I just hoped that no other cars would hit me." She did
not realise that the lorry driver was tailgating her.
Ms Ng was conscious throughout her ordeal and while she
remembers motorists stopping to help her, she did not see the lorry
driver. He had also not contacted her.
She does not regret getting her licence two months ago, but will
stop riding for now because her family is worried about her
safety.
"I'm lucky that a witness helped me get the video so at least I
know I'm not in the wrong,” said Ms Ng, who has seen the video of
the accident at least five times.
The police yesterday said that no arrests have been made.
