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Five people were taken to hospital after a taxi, which had been involved in a road accident moments before, crashed into an outdoor sitting area of a bar along East Coast Road on Thursday night.
The police said a call was received at about 9pm, about an accident between a car and taxi. The ComfortDelgro taxi was then said to have ploughed through a cafe - which was closed at the time - before slamming through a low wall and landing in the crowded outdoor area of Georges Mad Bar & Grill where patrons were seated at tables.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that the five people were taken conscious to Changi General Hospital. Police are investigating the incident.
An eyewitness who only gave his name as Mr Deen, 24, told The Straits Times that he had been drinking with his friends at the bar's outdoor area when he heard two loud bangs. Before he knew it, the taxi crashed through the low wall and came to a stop after hitting a table beside his, which was occupied by about six people. He said: "One guy took most of the hit and he was dragged by the cab. But I don't think he was seriously injured because he could still walk with assistance after that."
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ChickenMob

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  On 4/17/2014 at 7:54 PM, Darthrevan said:

 

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Five people were taken to hospital after a taxi, which had been involved in a road accident moments before, crashed into an outdoor sitting area of a bar along East Coast Road on Thursday night.
The police said a call was received at about 9pm, about an accident between a car and taxi. The ComfortDelgro taxi was then said to have ploughed through a cafe - which was closed at the time - before slamming through a low wall and landing in the crowded outdoor area of Georges Mad Bar & Grill where patrons were seated at tables.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that the five people were taken conscious to Changi General Hospital. Police are investigating the incident.
An eyewitness who only gave his name as Mr Deen, 24, told The Straits Times that he had been drinking with his friends at the bar's outdoor area when he heard two loud bangs. Before he knew it, the taxi crashed through the low wall and came to a stop after hitting a table beside his, which was occupied by about six people. He said: "One guy took most of the hit and he was dragged by the cab. But I don't think he was seriously injured because he could still walk with assistance after that."

 

its this the cab problem or the driver??

 

alot of taxis had been chionging off road??? engine too power for those drivers to handle?

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  On 4/18/2014 at 4:30 AM, ChickenMob said:

its this the cab problem or the driver??

 

alot of taxis had been chionging off road??? engine too power for those drivers to handle?

 

alot of senior cabbies find the transition from manual to auto quite difficult.

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"Five people were taken to hospital after a taxi, which had been involved in a road accident moments before, crashed into an outdoor sitting area of a bar along East Coast Road on Thursday night."

 

Tok kong, how could this have happened? Taxi loh got possessed?

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  On 4/18/2014 at 5:47 AM, Ysc3 said:

 

alot of senior cabbies find the transition from manual to auto quite difficult.

No lah,these Hyundai are too powerful,also too light..

The pick-up even faster than a 2.5 Toyota Camry,0-80km/h.

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  On 4/18/2014 at 7:58 AM, Count-Bracula said:

Tok kong, how could this have happened? Taxi loh got possessed?

 

perhaps similar to the case of Russia's ghost car [sweatdrop]

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  On 4/18/2014 at 5:47 AM, Ysc3 said:

 

alot of senior cabbies find the transition from manual to auto quite difficult.

 

from manual to auto should be quite easy to get use to it....i find it from auto to manual that one more diffcult.

 

either they are too tired or the horsepower is too diffcult for some to handle. alot of accidents by cabs going into pools,

downhills or into people's house or shop.

 

dun understand why a cab need to be so power here in SG, no Genting highlands hills for us to go up.....only multi storey carpark the steepest that they can get.....

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