Mercedes crashes into Sg river

[Angcheek]

I think that location is dark and not much human traffic. 

 

I read that there is one incident when a boy's school bag dropped into a canal, he went to retrieve it and drowned, his friend went down to save him but end up both of them died.  

 

that place maybe very "dirty" 

I didnt know that.

 

I hope i will never get to do this.

 

U either break the window or the wind screen .  Drop from such height, screen likely crack. 

[Nolicense]

I didnt know that.

 

I hope i will never get to do this.

can try this experiment.

 

insert a glass upside down with a board covering the lip.

at a depth of 1 meter or more, turn the glass right side up.

does the board remain sealed to the lip or does the air push the board open and bubble up?

[Shibadog]

 

 

 

controlled experiment in an enclosed car and already almost didn't make it. But confirmed that car turned turtle underwater is impossible to escape. 

 

 

 

this kind maybe need James Bond or Ethan Hunt to escape or conduct rescue... and throw in night condition + murky water... RIP

[Jman888]

that place maybe very "dirty" 

 

 

 

not maybe .....    

 

During the Japanese Occupation of Singapore from 1942 to 1945, two prisoner-of-war camps were located in the area bound by River Valley Road and Havelock Road. Due to their proximity, these camps were often referred to collectively as the River Valley Road Camp. European, Australian, Indian and local prisoners-of-war were interned at this camp. In the post-war period, the site was redeveloped into a Fraser & Neave factory, then replaced by the Fraser Suites condominium and the Valley Point shopping mall adjacent to it. The location was marked as a historic site in 2002.

 

 

[Angcheek]

 

not maybe .....    

 

 

 

 

how to counter 'dirtiness' ? 

[Shibadog]

That guy who heard the crash and saw the car in the river sinking, could ran 20m to the police post (as reported) to informed the policemen on duty there .....

 

If he reversed the scenario & ran to the crash site and jump in. Is it possible that he could at least save one life or both ...

 

possible that he could have saved one or both, but what are the chances in those conditions?

 

also, what are the chances he would have injured himself while trying to rescue them?

 

gotta play the percentages.

 

 

 

 

long long time ago I helped two primary sch kids out of a canal in east side, cos they were stuck in the mud at the bottom.... that was bright daylight and had lots of time to find a safe ingress point.

[Mockngbrd]

really a stuck carpet?

 

Eyewitnesses told The Straits Times that the car emerged from the carpark of Valley Point Shopping Centre in River Valley Road at around 9pm. It drove straight into the bushes next to Alexandra Canal before hitting the water.

Mr Poon told Shin Min Daily News that the CCTV also captured the car leaving the carpark. He saw his wife and daughter for a last time in the footage, he said.
 

It is understood that Mdm Yep was driving while her daughter was sitting in the front passenger seat. From the footage, Mdm Yep looked like she was stepping on the brake, Mr Poon said. 
 

He added that she had been driving for about 20 years and is an experienced driver.

He said that his wife and their daughter were close and they were planning to go on a holiday to Hong Kong.
 

Witnesses told Lianhe Wanbao that the car sank into the water quickly, and turned upside down.

Edited January 25, 2016 by Mockngbrd

[Byteslurve]

waaa liew what a small world ......... which workshop is that  

Bro it's a workshop located at Sim Ming Drive, I think it's best not to name it out

[Sunny]

Count-Bracula, on 25 Jan 2016 - 2:25 PM, said:

Will doors be locked if electronics conked out due to water?

 

 

wah..no idea sia

 

let's pray we wont encounter such.

 

as @mustank mentioned, we better have a "hammer" inside car (like those in bus/mrt hammer) to break window

[Angcheek]

Bro it's a workshop located at Sim Ming Drive, I think it's best not to name it out

 

 

ohhh ok thanks 

wah..no idea sia

 

let's pray we wont encounter such.

 

as @mustank mentioned, we better have a "hammer" inside car (like those in bus/mrt hammer) to break window

 

 

if no hammer , please use head 

[Sunny]

Angcheek, on 25 Jan 2016 - 5:24 PM, said:

ohhh ok thanks 

 

 

if no hammer , please use head 

 

 

ya..as long can come out of submerged car alive still not so bad :p

[Pinobii]

if one is a poor swimmer, its better not to contribute to the "fatality" figure .

 

If I am there, most probably I will try

Very heroic of u, safety comes first even for the strongest swimmer

 

I cant really swim, i think if i jump in, people need end up saving me too

[Karoon]

Night rescue in dark waters is quite challenging

Even in daylight its so murky you can't see how deep and there's also a lot of debris making jumping in a risk. Everything from metal parts to glass.

 

But hope there'll be more rescue stuff around these places... ropes, lifesavers etc.

 

Also, we're a small island. Some coastal areas i've been to actually conduct public lessons on what to do if your car end up stuck at the beach, tide rising etc. and other likely scenarios. Maybe it's time for those here. Might help save lives if passers-by have better knowledge

[Weez911]

 

if no hammer , please use head 

 

Tankie has a more potent weapon

[Sunny]

Piyopico, on 25 Jan 2016 - 3:59 PM, said:

Not really. Slipper or heels.

 

 

Just make it a habit to take off your slipper and use your bare foot.

 

 

heard over radio before. if take off shoes/footwear...driving barefoot, the footwear MUST put at passenger side (not at driver side)

prevent footwear slide and jam the paddles

[Angcheek]

Very heroic of u, safety comes first even for the strongest swimmer

 

I cant really swim, i think if i jump in, people need end up saving me too

 

 

I will bring my duckie along everywhere I go   

[Pinobii]

I will bring my duckie along everywhere I go

Keke...i go find swimming coach and re-learn swimming

 

When buy duckie for me?

[Angcheek]

Tankie has a more potent weapon

 

hahha u from one of the 42 to 46 units hur   

Keke...i go find swimming coach and re-learn swimming

 

When buy duckie for me?

 

i teach u free one ... ai mai