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24 Year-Old Crashed Volvo Beyond Recognition

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Alechi

Alechi

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Terrible accident. I wonder how fast the car is driving, to be crashed like that - taking into consideration that it is a hard-bodied Volvo, and not some soft-metal makes.

 

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24-yr-old driver stuck in wreck for 30 minutes

 

By Bryna Sim

 

HE HAD just finished work yesterday at 7pm and was preparing for bed. But the sharp, screeching sound of tyres, followed by a loud bang, dashed his plans. Safety coordinator Francis Amutha, 33, an Indian national, dashed out of his office at the upcoming Lucida condominium construction site immediately to see what had happened.

 

The first thing he felt was fear.

 

'I was so scared that someone had died,' he said.

 

As he ran out of the compound with about 30 fellow Indian and Chinese nationals, they saw smoke billowing from a twisted heap of metal.

 

According to the police, a car had skidded and hit a tree. It occurred at the junction of Thomson Road and Suffolk Road, near the Kampung Java flyover. Because the driver's side was badly damaged, Mr Amutha and some others approached the passenger's side instead.

 

'We forced open the passenger side car door, and I saw a man trapped inside,' said Mr Amutha.

 

He called out to the driver and was relieved to find out that he was still alive. SCDF personnel confirmed that the driver of the black Volvo car was a 24-year old male Chinese.

 

Mr Amutha asked the man: 'Hello sir, are you okay?

 

'When he answered me, I was relieved.'

 

He then asked the man if he could try to get out of the wreckage himself, but the man replied that his legs were stuck. Together with some other Chinese nationals armed with crowbars, Mr Amutha decided to try to prise open the door on the driver's side.

 

But they were stopped by Dr Chia Kok Hoong, 48, a surgeon, who lives at the condominium Ten @ Suffolk, located just next to the Lucida condominium construction site.

 

He was at home when he heard the bang and decided to see what had happened.

 

'Don't move him'

 

Said Dr Chia: 'I told the workers not to move the driver because they did not have the right equipment and might end up injuring him further.'

 

He was also concerned that the driver might have broken bones.

 

'If that were so, pressure from the wreckage might actually prevent more blood from escaping, whereas releasing this pressure might lead to the driver bleeding further,' he said.

 

Mr Amutha took his advice, and told his fellow workers to bring fire extinguishers and strong searchlights from their construction site instead.

 

'I didn't want to stand around doing nothing. Since smoke was coming out from the car, I thought that the extinguishers would be useful in case a fire broke out,' he said.

 

Dr Chia also spoke with the driver, who was still conscious.

 

'He gave me his name and home number, and asked me to contact his family,' said Dr Chia.

 

SCDF personnel who arrived at the scene extricated the driver with a hydraulic spreader and cutter in 25 minutes. 'The driver is suspected to have sustained a right thigh fracture, left shoulder dislocation, as well as abrasions and cuts,' said an SCDF spokesman.

 

The police spokesman added that the driver was taken conscious to Tan Tok Seng hospital.

 

He was trapped in his seat for about 30 minutes.

 

According to Dr Chia, the driver's parents and another woman arrived at the scene just in time to see him being wheeled into the waiting ambulance.

 

'They thanked me and were glad to know that a doctor was with their son,' he said.

 

For Mr Amutha and his fellow workers, it was a night to remember.

 

He said: 'I have been here since 1997 and this is the first time I've seen such a terrible accident.'

 

Even so, he was glad to have been of help. He said the searchlights were useful.

 

'We directed the searchlights at the wreckage and assisted the SCDF personnel,' he said.

 

He's also glad to have put his training as safety coordinator into practice.

 

'I'm glad that the man is alive,' he added.

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Hermitage

Hermitage

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Hey mate, this was posted in another thread yesterday "How fast was this volvo". Anyway, nice story about the 'better' side of Singaporeans!

 

Think the volvo is equipped with air-bags all over the place, the front, the side pillars, the doors and even has then at the foot-well! This is probably why the driver escaped with relatively minor injuries...nothing to do with luck.

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Cleefho

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its a s60. the car still in 1 piece after the horrible crash and it goes to show how safe is volvo.........mostly impt, the driver is safe

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Rickster

Rickster

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like what watwheels said. lucky guy man. as they always say, its not the nut on the wheel, but the nut behind the wheel. any 7th month conspiracy? haha...

 

If its caused by things from 7th month, then it proves that technology triumphs over supernatural [thumbsup]

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Malie

Malie

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Actually, I think it would be better off that he died.

 

What a mean thing to say. do you know the actual facts of what happened?

 

[shakehead]

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