S'porean sues for $9.2m
THE Singapore couple left their Marsiling home at 4am and headed
for Cameron Highlands during a heavy downpour.
But a horrific car accident some three hours later along the
North-South Highway in Malaysia has left the woman wheelchair-bound
since April 2005.
Madam Christina Lau, 36, sued her husband and the car insurers
in Malaysia for a total of $9.2 million. The civil suit, originally
set for three days in a Seremban Sessions court last week but
adjourned to early next year, is believed to be one of the largest
claims for a personal injury suit in Malaysia.
Insurers for the car driven by Madam Lau's husband, Mr Foo Chee
Kean, 36, are disputing the claims and argue that a second
Malaysian car involved in the collision was to blame.
In the mishap, which occurred at about 6.45am near Seremban, Mr
Foo is said to have lost control of the car, which spun around and
hit a metal road railing.
He had apparently driven over a pothole covered by a puddle of
water in the heavy rain, which caused the car to skid. Another car
rammed into the rear of the car and his wife, who was in the back
seat, sustained injuries to her neck, leg and hand.
--ST