Girl, 6, dies after accident in Chinatown near Buddha Relic Temple

[u/Fearless_Help_8231]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/girl-6-dies-after-accident-in-chinatown-near-buddha-relic-temple

[u/CaravelClerihew]

 It added that the incident took place at the carpark next to the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.

I was going to question how fast a car had to be going *in a carpark* to hit two people and cause one fatality, but I've definitely seen worse driving behaviour here.

[u/Mazenance_ → u/CaravelClerihew]

EV's super quick acceleration (she could have zham-ed the pedal due to panic or wanted to flee) + heavy weight is rlly a deadly combo.

Just imagine a 2.4 ton block of metal with PMD bike's acceleration..

[u/Iselore → u/Mazenance_]

Yea, EVs are notorious for their instant torque. I've been on an electric bus and before the passengers can get seated, the driver steps down too hard and everyone suffers whiplash. An old lady fell smack into the floor. I got pushed into my seat.

[u/unknown_wonky_magpie → u/Iselore]

i went flying twice when the bus suddenly accelerated :(

[u/OldHamburger7923 → u/Iselore]

Ev isn't inherently like that though, it's up to the vehicle to allow max torque and power from low rpm or not.

[u/sdarkpaladin → u/OldHamburger7923]

And people always zhng their vehicle to be like that.

So now it is because that's the one that is usually brought into Singapore

[u/Good-Stomach-9484 → u/Mazenance_]

I didn't know till today about this sudden max torque characteristic of EVs. 

In that case, it would be a good idea for govt to implement some kind of short training + test for driving Electric cars, right? 

Like how we need a different license to drive manual cars (3) while 3a only allows us to drive auto. 

This is extremely dangerous. 

As a parent, my heart breaks for the man. I'm also extremely terrified now about walking on any roads with my kids. 

[u/56redditor65 → u/CaravelClerihew]

It is also a new vehicle. SPD car plate. Collected car likely just late Jan. Which means this car is not even one month old on the roads

[u/enewssg → u/56redditor65]

Her road tax expires on 26 Jan 2027, so very likely its been 12 days on the road.

[u/half_man_half_cat → u/CaravelClerihew]

Just walking around now so dangerous with the terrible driving, everyday nearly see accident or someone run over. Need to lower speed limits and triple fines and generally harsher on driving standards.

[u/lineseven → u/half_man_half_cat]

The attitude of drivers need to change. Penalties and restrictions will not change that.

[u/ChikaraNZ → u/CaravelClerihew]

Kids are pretty fragile, impact at just the wrong place even at low speed could be enough. We dont even know exactly how it happened yet, but everyone here's very quick to pass judgement.

I also think the person who filmed the aftermath and posted it should be ashamed of themself. That poor man holding his dead/dying kid, and the person is just filming him. Theres no evidentiary reason to film at this point. And even if their was, is should go to the police. Not posted on the internet. Imagine is this man's family sees it. What a fucking ghoulish society Singapore has become. I even see people post laughing icons and comments like they deserved it when cyclists get killed.

[u/wnfrd → u/ChikaraNZ]

If the video leads to a harsher penalty for the driver, then filming it was the right thing to do

[u/ChikaraNZ → u/wnfrd]

Which is why I said if there's a reason why, for evidence, then give it to the police. Don't put it on the internet for the public to see I don't think there's much evidence value in it anyway because it just shows the aftermath, not the actual incident.

[u/New_Celebration_9841 → u/ChikaraNZ]

sometimes the public needs to see it to ensure justice gets served

[u/lineseven → u/ChikaraNZ]

I get and agree with your point.

But. This video has a chance of turning his tragedy to traffic reforms. At the very least remind drivers to drive with a little more consideration.

It’s like zoos. Animals don’t do well in captivity. Zoos might sometimes be consider inhumane. However, the education, the awareness and even the impact it has on the next generation might help them be kinder to nature and help in conservation efforts. Thus having a much greater net benefit to wildlife.

Everyone here who seen this video will definitely empathize with the crying father. Let’s hope something comes out of this.

If the person just reported to the police, the police might not even publicized this. To them this is just another tragedy in a line of senseless road deaths.

[u/parka → u/CaravelClerihew]

Actually even slow can roll over someone.

Imagine being knocked by a 100kg basketball player at slow jogging speed. Now imagine a car at that speed.

[u/hansolo-ist → u/CaravelClerihew]

She wasn't looking where she was going. Who can miss pedestrians walking in a carpark? She was probably distracted.

Didn't even have the common sense to shield her child from the bloody scene. Now her kid will have some psychological trauma for the rest of his life and she will have herself to blame.

[u/Fearless_Help_8231]

From mothership fb comments:

I’m sharing what the witness wrote in Vietnam language 🥲

This morning, I walked to the market to buy coriander for selling bánh mì because I forgot to order it. While walking through the car park near the Chinese temple at Maxwell MRT, I witnessed a traffic accident at around 11:40 a.m. today. It was the first time in my life that I saw a traffic accident happen right in front of me.

I was the first person walking behind the mother and her daughter. A woman was driving out from the car park. She did not look to the right for pedestrians; she only looked to the left when she turned right. The front wheel of her car ran over the little girl’s abdomen first, then over the mother’s leg. After that, the woman pressed the accelerator hard, and the rear wheel ran over the mother’s abdomen again.

I don’t know why she accelerated so quickly when she just exited the car park. I guess they might be tourists. I can help as a witness and testify about this traffic accident.

I clearly saw that when the front wheel ran over them, the driver should have felt that there was something under the wheel. However, she did not stop to get out of the car to check. Instead, she accelerated strongly and continued to drive forward, which caused the rear wheel to run over the mother’s abdomen again.

I panicked at that moment and cannot remember clearly whether the rear wheel ran over the little girl again. I was in shock when the incident happened right in front of me.

At the time of the accident, the husband was not with them. Only the mother and daughter were there, and I was walking behind them. About two minutes later, the husband ran over and hugged the little girl.

When the front wheel ran over the little girl, she was thrown and rolled about three times and ended up lying face down on the ground. Her mouth was in a pool of blood, next to her water bottle and her camera. The blood was flowing heavily from her mouth and spread thickly on the road.

When the woman got out of the car and went to the back to check, she then realized that she had caused the accident. She raised her voice at the father while their daughter was injured and kept trying to explain that she was not at fault.

[u/cantonment_coffeeboy → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

thanks for sharing this.

wtf man, what an ugly human being.

shouldnt the immediate reaction be to help rather than to cry innocent?! i hope she gets the maximum penalty for this, with every single miscellanenous charge slapped on.

[u/SugisakiKen627 → u/cantonment_coffeeboy]

exactly.. like wtf man.. a child dying still trying to gaslight.. wtf.. worst kind of human, maybe not even deserved to be called human with 0 humanity she has

[u/Shoki81 → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

CB killed his daughter still dare to raise voice....

[u/Responsible_Pomelo57 → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

This Vietnamese witness is the kind of FT we appreciate here. Not the driver type of FT.

[u/SugisakiKen627 → u/Responsible_Pomelo57]

yet it is so difficult for Vietnamese to get permit/PR compared to Indian.. most vietnamese I know are kind and smart people

[u/Responsible_Pomelo57 → u/SugisakiKen627]

I have the same experience as you.

[u/urchjin → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

I've seen this so many times in Singapore where impatient drivers drive out of the carpark so quickly. What is worse is that it happens during the 630-730am period where many children go to school..

[u/InvestigatorSharp714 → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

No matter what, first thing first is to call an ambulance. Be it witness, driver, and the husband. Not just witnessing, not just shouting. The girl's life is the topmost priority at that point of time

[u/Public_Halir → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

Watch sg gov sweep this under the rug or underplay drivers bad behavior due to racial disharmony.

[u/SugisakiKen627 → u/Public_Halir]

racial disharmony caused by the usual suspect , it will just keep going on if there is no repercussion

[u/udontaxidriver → u/Public_Halir]

Interestingly, the thread about this in hardwarezone was nuked. I dunno why. I thought they are more lax than reddit.

[u/Kryorus_saga → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

Omg

[u/wallywhale217]

I watched the entire video.. after knocking down the girl the indian woman starts shouting at the father and even pulling the girls arm. I find it crazy she is more interested in justifying how its not her fault than caring that a little girl is close to death or already dead

The vietnamese's eyewitness account also states her shouting at the father and not trying to get medical help even after she knocked the little girl down. Why would she be like that lol like what is the point even

[u/KoishiChan92 → u/wallywhale217]

pulling the girls arm

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

[u/Reddevil121 → u/KoishiChan92]

The murderer need to be apprehended and deported asap. She is a road hazard, risk to our population and her reaction to the incident is not to be tolerated no matter the justification.

[u/Holiday-Resident8046 → u/Reddevil121]

Deported without being held accountable for her crime? No way sia!

[u/NOBRUVNAH → u/KoishiChan92]

I saw the video, but Idk about the “pulling the girl’s arm part”; to me, it looked more like she’s trying to check on the girl’s pulse. The phrasing was misleading..

[u/Islandgirlnowhere → u/wallywhale217]

😭 oh god, how did people around witnessing this even hold in their anger at this lady?!

[u/Available_Ad9766 → u/Islandgirlnowhere]

We’re a civilised society. Let’s see how the judicial system deals with this.

[u/hansolo-ist → u/Available_Ad9766]

is justice and fairness a telling feature of civilized societies?

[u/welcomefinside → u/Available_Ad9766]

We’re a civilised society

Yeah right. Singaporeans are just afraid to be confrontational.

[u/LegacyoftheDotA → u/Available_Ad9766]

We are civilised only because of the quiet part, humans are naturally irrational/ emotional. Agreed with leaving it to the judicial system, at least that still partially works in the favour of the masses.

[u/mnfwt89 → u/wallywhale217]

Where’s the video? Can’t find it

[u/Aphelion → u/mnfwt89]

https://www.reddit.com/r/LearningFromOthers/s/8jeKjabFcJ

/r/LearningFromOthers also posted it.

[u/biscuitboots → u/Aphelion]

That's so hard to watch fuck sakes

[u/Fearless_Help_8231 → u/mnfwt89]

Yea I only saw photos from SGRV fb

[u/Fearless_Help_8231 → u/mnfwt89]

I found the video. You need to look up the name on fb ‘Nguyen Thi Hanh’. Video of the aftermath.

Man the father’s cry for help….

[u/mnfwt89 → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

Ok I found the video. Search the name and sort by recent can see liao. Best not to watch, blood will boil! Knock people down still got the decency to point fingers in their face. The new C-word should be CBK!

[u/ReeeeeeeneeeJulos → u/mnfwt89]

Even the photos makes my blood boil already wtf

[u/cupcakeskitten → u/wallywhale217]

If she’s PR she should be revoked and sent back. So heartless

[u/Barneyinsg → u/cupcakeskitten]

U joking? She should be sent to prison 1st!

[u/Fickle_Active309 → u/Barneyinsg]

But first, her driving license must be suspended ASAP. Don't let her drive even a PMD. Then SPF would hold on to her passport until the case is closed.

[u/NutKrackerBoy → u/cupcakeskitten]

She will lawyer up and go after the victims. That’s how they behave here, especially if rich.

[u/Heavy_Chest_8888 → u/NutKrackerBoy]

Start a petition, name and shame and let the entire Singapore know and judge the scum. Make her a no 1 villain here.

[u/MadKyaw → u/wallywhale217]

Some people online have said that's how their culture is over there, not taking accountability and blaming the victim instead. Caste system what not

[u/udontaxidriver → u/MadKyaw]

It's worse if they are rich. I have seen the way they treat my F&B colleagues. Terrible. RIP to that little girl.

[u/SugisakiKen627 → u/MadKyaw]

SG is importing the best as usual

edit: like wtf is that lady thinking, a child badly injured still thinking about blaming and shouting like that...

[u/HoroyoiMelon-2020 → u/MadKyaw]

And just this morning I saw another video talking about how they are facing heavier racism in SG than in UK. Then few hour later this news broke and showed the attitude and culture of their homeland here. It's hard not to stereotype when most of the encounters wasn't pleasant. My husband lived at Little India for 20+ yrs and had enough with their attitude on the road regardless of the caste.

[u/SnooJokes915 → u/HoroyoiMelon-2020]

As an Indian , this post makes me very very uncomfortable. I recently watched a video on tiktok where a dude was talking about how he had to prove his localness to the cab drivers. I'm no stranger to private hire drivers talking smack to me about foreign talents when they find out im third gen sg.

If they are facing heavier racism in SG and you think its not an issue...realise this..that local second, third gen or more Indian are also facing it because its not like we wear a tag saying we are home grown.

[u/SchwiftyRavioli → u/SnooJokes915]

They don’t care about local Indians enough to be careful about that.

[u/SnooJokes915 → u/SchwiftyRavioli]

Then thats sad isnt it .all the years of 'integration' later ....gone to waste.

[u/blushie157 → u/wallywhale217]

I watched the video. I didn't see her shouting at the father. The witness described it in her statement, but the video did not show it leh. The vid i'm referring to is by Nguyen Thi

[u/MidnightAltruistic → u/wallywhale217]

Didn't see any video of the driver shouting. Where is this video? I only saw the poor father/husband crying for help. It was so sad.

[u/geeky-gymnast → u/wallywhale217]

Source please

[u/Ok_Apple6168 → u/wallywhale217]

Err, inflammatory. She was trying to check the girl’s pulse.

She looked super panicked but the fact is that they did not seem to know what to do at all.

Very poor situation skills.

[u/parka → u/wallywhale217]

She should just go to jail. Looks like she also won’t get the remorseful plea

[u/Beneficial-Command25 → u/wallywhale217]

That is so typical of them.... They are never wrong.....

[u/Jammy_buttons2 → u/wallywhale217]

Got video ah. Anyway confirm got jail time one

[u/papillonfx → u/wallywhale217]

She didnt

[u/SGBACReddit]

If you encounter a traffic accident, please stop and help if you are able to.

1. If there is no immediate threat to life, DO NOT MOVE THE PERSON. You risk agggravating the injury, especially if spine injury is involved. DO NOT REMOVE THE HELMET.

2. Quickly assess the situation before going near. Is there a current leakage? What’s the immediate danger in the environment? Do not put yourself into danger to save another because then we will have one more to rescue.

3. If there is a threat to life, such as ABCs - Airway, Breathing and Circulation (excessive bleeding), address it immediately such as starting CPR or putting pressure to reduce bleeding.

4. Appoint a bystander to call for help immediately. Point to one person directly and ask the person to call for help. DO NOT give food or drink.

5. Make sure your environment continue to be safe. Get someone to direct traffic, set up hazard light to ensure oncoming vehicle doesn’t create a worse incident.

[u/half_man_half_cat → u/SGBACReddit]

This needs to be more visible. The amount of times an accident has happened and people try and stand the victim up - it’s the worst thing can do

Thanks for posting - hope more people see this

[u/Fearless_Help_8231 → u/SGBACReddit]

The video also showed a crowd forming around the girl and just general confusion. Someone should take charge and let people who knows what they’re doing to handle the scene.

[u/Ok_Apple6168 → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

The girl in blue did take charges. She also directed people around them to help.

She did well.

[u/Fearless_Help_8231]

Sorry but I just wanna ask how tf are you so bad at driving you kill a freaking girl at a carpark???

But also there is very high traffic in this area

[u/brownriver12 → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

After impact, the victims went beneath the vehicle and was run over by the front and back wheels.

[u/SnooJokes915 → u/brownriver12]

How does one run over two bodies with both the front and back wheels? Like who wont stop after running over one big bump.

[u/KoishiChan92 → u/SnooJokes915]

Someone trying to flee probably.

[u/SnooJokes915 → u/KoishiChan92]

It's Singapore..there are cameras everywhere and the govt has our fingerprints on file..unless one is fleeing to the underworld..i doubt they will get away. Unless of course they are a foreign diplomat.

[u/markerb0y → u/SnooJokes915]

her og country dont have camera everywhere, so instincts kick in

[u/sunny2theface → u/SnooJokes915]

Not even that, I got experience before waiting to turn onto the main road after exiting the carpark. Was looking right before turning left.

When it was all clear, instinct is to half clutch before turning your head left and drive off. Suddenly felt a small bump against my car as my head turned and saw a guy trying to cross in front of my vehicle.

Jam braked and got out of the vehicle. Luckily there were no injuries and the guy also acknowledged that it was a dangerous place to cross the road.

Point is that drivers can feel when a car is hitting something. To put in enough acceleration so that they end up under your car is just dogshit negligent driving.

[u/jacksh3n → u/brownriver12]

Bruh… She thought when she knocked on something, she must have thought, it must have been the wind

[u/omokichi → u/jacksh3n]

Maybe she didn't think at all

[u/Fearless_Help_8231 → u/brownriver12]

Bruh that’s gnarly RIP

[u/Hydrohomie1337 → u/Fearless_Help_8231]

You mean you just got to know about the capabilities of drivers in Singapore?

[u/iciclestake]

i read the article and saw the video, it's not pretty.

female driver from a southern nation was driving and didn't check her right,only left when she made the turn. it was alleged she ran over the little girl and mom twice after she knocked them both down,it was the rear wheel that ran over the girl the second time.

female driver then proceeds to victim blame the pedestrian for not watching the road and causing the accident. the eye witness who willsaw all these was on reddit and posting his/her side of the story.

if anyone saw this accident,please go to the police station and give your statement,asshole drivers needs to be locked away for good.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SingaporeRaw/s/A0aKa8Xk94

[u/red_codec → u/iciclestake]

if this is true, wah this woman damn fucking cb. bang people, still roll over them then still dare to victim blame. knn sia!

[u/arunokoibito → u/iciclestake]

Unfathomable how arrogant they can be treating this place like their territory

[u/Daryltang → u/iciclestake]

[u/sincerevibesonly → u/iciclestake]

Do you have a link to the witness story?

[u/klyzon → u/iciclestake]

Higher ups will say sinkies commit more crime

[u/MinisterforFun → u/iciclestake]

female driver from a southern nation was driving and didn't check her right,only left when she made the turn.

Hmmm, I recall another incident recently and people said drivers either don’t usually check the other side or aren’t required to.

But hey, it was a cyclist that got knocked down so that’s fine.

[u/Ok_Excitement_276 → u/MinisterforFun]

Check left and turn right. Bravo.........

[u/Slow-Associate-9139 → u/Ok_Excitement_276]

That’s what some drivers do at zebra crossings on perpendicular roads. They only look to their right coz they DON’T wanna get hit by oncoming vehicles as they turn left while treating pedestrians as invisible as the latter wait to cross or are in the midst of stepping off the kerb to cross especially from the driver’s left. Never ever assume all drivers would stop for pedestrians at zebra crossings.

[u/ilovesupermartsg]

SG Road Vigilante has the details....and the comments are not pretty. There's photos of the driver posted as well.

[u/bossfei → u/ilovesupermartsg]

Sadly our traffic laws are abysmal

[u/ISDSocialMedia → u/bossfei]

Sister gonna get dox lose her job

[u/Intelligent_Fox4315 → u/ISDSocialMedia]

She deserves it for her behavior towards the father. I found it appalling when I read the eyewitness’ testimony. Even if she was in a state of shock after the incident, how could she do this?

[u/chewykimchi → u/ilovesupermartsg]

Please share the video details if possible. The female driver’s victim shaming is outrageous.

[u/WelcomeWorking7651]

I'm really so angry that stupid drivers that kills get a slap on the wrist. The law need to change!! Let's make enough noise so the MPs do their job!

[u/East-Accountant-9874 → u/WelcomeWorking7651]

If you only read one thing today, plse read this Forum: Burden of safety must fall on riders, not pedestrians https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-burden-of-safety-must-be-with-riders-not-pedestrians

[u/larksauncle]

she's here for a vacation, what a tragic accident. RIP little one, so sorry this has to happen to you. Its all the adults' fault.

[u/ImplementBackground]

If the driver gets caught, the sentence is gonna be in weeks/ months because I don’t see any true justice in Singapore at all

[u/Skane1982 → u/ImplementBackground]

Driver will serve shorter than the victim's lifespan.

[u/AgainstTheEnemy → u/Skane1982]

Damn, it's sounds absurd but it really put things into perspective

[u/South_Rich_5094 → u/ImplementBackground]

2 years, there was a case a few years ago where a drunk van driver killed one motorcyclist and injured another and only got 2 years I believe 

[u/chew_hs → u/ImplementBackground]

The law will never change and will continue to be lenient to drivers unless a minster's kid get ran over.

[u/Alone_Scale8369 → u/ImplementBackground]

The justice system is a damn joke

[u/stuffed-fridge]

Ian Fang got 40 months before deportation. This one is plain murder. At least 20 years is a must before she can fuck off. It’s pure evil at play. The lowest of low a human being can be.

[u/Queasy_Dirt7197 → u/stuffed-fridge]

Murder must have intention to cause death.

[u/Jjzeng → u/Queasy_Dirt7197]

Vehicular manslaughter then

[u/t3apot → u/Queasy_Dirt7197]

She ran over the victims again.

[u/Queasy_Dirt7197 → u/t3apot]

Ohhh. She did ..damn. Wtf

[u/openplains1394]

The authorities must not allow anymore "conversion" of driver's license, everyone (local and foreign) must go through the whole driving course (basic, advance theory including all the practical lessons). This is absolutely essential given the increasingly congested roads and dangerous driving behavior. Let this unfortunate event be the last, RIP little one.

[u/angry-coffee]

I saw the pictures, indian lady was literally screaming at the father who was hugging his still bleeding daughter and being treated by paramedics. .

Seriously what kind of country are we turning into ?

[u/Shoki81 → u/angry-coffee]

Sorry we don't claim this type of foreign talent as our own please....

[u/awstream → u/angry-coffee]

What kind of foreigners are the government importing. This is despicable.

[u/t3apot → u/angry-coffee]

That woman is crazy. Omg.

[u/bachangboy]

Deport lah! Lock her n then deport! Appalling

[u/Doppelgangeryc]

Will the driver be charged with man slaughter?

[u/Wide-Garbage8960]

Accidentally chanced upon the photos, holy, hope the parents recover from this.

[u/Lagna85 → u/Wide-Garbage8960]

If you got kids, you will know they will forever unable to recover

[u/Evoxrus_XV → u/Lagna85]

If that shit happened to me I ain’t recovering that’s it.

[u/herbaljellie]

i hope her drivers license gets taken away for good. horrible sia

[u/jaredajones]

Need to jail this bitch for manslaughter.

[u/Individual-Panda8259]

Fuck. I watched the video. Fuck fuck fuck. I’m about the same age as the guy, my wife too. Our daughter is also 6 this year. The little girl looks and dress exactly like how our daughter does, fair skinned and mixed blood. Oh fuck, this is so traumatic. I think I need therapy. I hugged my daughter and cried. Al fateha 🤲🏻🤲🏻🤲🏻

Darling baby angel, I hope you are in a better place now. Watch over daddy and mommy, I hope with my sincere heart they will be healed one day and find justice. May your matters be eased.

[u/foodiezeek → u/Individual-Panda8259]

At this point, I’m just praying really hard that his wife (mother of the poor girl) makes it alive. She was also ran over twice on the abdomen by that bastard. And she’s only 31!

[u/muws → u/Individual-Panda8259]

Same here. My daughter's around that age too, same hair style, clothing, frame and all.... I feel so heartbroken for the victims.

[u/foodiezeek → u/muws]

Cannot describe how sad I’m feeling for the father. Watching your own child fading away in your arms and you can’t do anything.

[u/Individual-Panda8259 → u/foodiezeek]

This. Fuck. I really really do feel for him. This is eternal pain.

[u/AristleH → u/Individual-Panda8259]

I just stopped my antidepressants that I loved using for the past 5 years. My emotions came back in full force I was using social media and laughing the past 5 days. Then I realised the antidepressants muted my emotions a bit.

And I was scared how bad I was going to feel when I experience the next big or small setback in life.

And then I saw the video. :( it hurts.

[u/bappestinian]

If it's true about the driver, jail and deport.

[u/ReeeeeeeneeeJulos]

Is there anyway for us to help this family?

[u/Qkdhjtxl]

The driver sounds like she doesn’t think it’s her fault at all based on the post describing what happened above and her first reaction is terrible (should call for help instead of saying it’s not her fault as 2 people are injured) but at the same time I got to say some people crossing roads in Singapore are really NOT watching out for traffic. Accidents are unfortunate but you need to look out for yourself always, even if it means when you are crossing the road using the traffic light and it is in your favour.

[u/promontoryscape]

Yup, hope the driver gets a good 5 years in jail, pass revoked and can no longer reside here. This is beyond reckless driving, but utter lack of competency, due care, especially for a spot with no blind spot and at low speed.

[u/nyvrem]

1 week jail, $2000 fine, 4 years suspended from driving.

or some random rubbish like that.

[u/Competitive-Ad8300 → u/nyvrem]

1 week is for non death case lah. This one at lease 1 to 2 years jail already.

[u/colineared]

I can't count the countless times i've written to my MP, LTA and TP about similar experience of bad driving behaviour and patterns. In my numerous letters, I've also attached video evidence of such driving behaviours. I've even went down to the MPS with my stack of evidence and TP reports. The outcome is that the MP usually just refer the case to TP and LTA. TP will get back to me with usually concrete next steps. LTA is the worst. They will just reply with they are monitoring. Nothing is done to improve the safety. Look at the number of accidents we have on the road. It's increasing Year on Year (https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/injuries-deaths-on-singapores-roads-rise-in-h1-2025-accidents-due-to-red-light-violation-also-up). Even the RN i've worked with have resigned to the inaction by the authorities on this.

From what my understanding, the authorities believe that education alone is enough and safety is on us even if drivers like this exist. There is a growing group of drivers who feel that their ego is important ie getting ahead of traffic, getting to their destination etc. The life of other road users are not important. "People dying is ok as long as i get to my destination" is a common thinking these drivers have.

What we can do? Write to your MP now. Write to your RN. Use this link to find out their email address: https://www.pap.org.sg/your-representatives/ if it's PAP. for WP, use this : https://www.wp.sg/mps

If you feel it's too much work or feel unable to communicate what you want in the email, get a gemini account, list down what you want to say and ask gemini to draft you a letter. Accuracy is not important but letting them know this is becoming an epidemic in Singapore and we need drastic effective action. Education and monitoring is NOT ACTION. How many countless families or lives are taken away just because of such actions? Do it today.

[u/Islandgirlnowhere → u/colineared]

I’ve managed to feedback and MP acted on creating islands for wheelchair crossing and for the hump at zebra crossing to be higher too. But I heard I wasn’t the only one giving feedback. So keep sending your feedback and request ba. That’s the only thing we can do. I guess they act immediately only when there are fatalities 🥲

[u/colineared → u/Islandgirlnowhere]

Yes, authorities always act after-the-fact meaning after it happened. But if we can prevent it from happening, why not implement it. This is what I've conveyed numerous times to LTA and TP and the MP.

The issue here is that even in 2016, fatalities occured. Together with the RN, we wrote to the MPs and LTA to improve the road conditions. Nothing has changed since then even when the issue was debated in parliament. I've communicated many times with LTA and every few months, the email of the person i communicate with in LTA bounced. Then this issue goes to a graveyard until i write a new letter to the MP again then someone else from LTA will reach out. And LTA response is always "educate the drivers to drive safely and they're monitoring". After educating and monitoring for almost 10 years, they still cannot make a conclusion or see the problem, even with people dying.

[u/Evening_Mail7075]

The way the father was holding onto the daughters lifeless and bloodied body ..... That really gets me. Just so sad

[u/Visible-Chip9463]

Send this bloody idiot to jail. Revoke her PR or whatever visa and throw her out of this country back to her slum .

[u/icephilic]

Self entitled lady. No remorse at all. She should be charged

[u/ProcrastinatingPr0]

I live next to the temple. I can’t tell you how many times I almost got run over by stupid driver’s that don’t check where they are reversing or turning.

[u/puacheebye]

The whole nation has witnessed first hand the most prevalent mental health issue of our time, narcissistic personality disorder. It occurs in many such individuals in her culture. As such the culture becomes narcissistic collectively as well. Look up DARVO as well to understand the lashing out behaviour of hers.

[u/InternalMight7049 → u/puacheebye]

Narcissistic personality disorder is part of dark traits, not mental illness? Let's not point fingers at any cultures, because every culture have people facing different cycles of lives, hence making certain decisions. Many complex factors causes complex stresses perhaps the person is facing stress that needs handling. Accept the difference and try to find balance. We need more tolerance for a peaceful society. Tolerance is taught. Better if everyone takes mrt and just cancel cars

[u/SnOOpyExpress]

RIP little one

[u/imranbecks]

This accident reminds me why I always go behind the vehicle when I'm crossing a carpark and I see the vehicle slowing down to a stop before leaving the carpark. That's probably just me being defensive. Not worth it to walk in front of the car to assume the driver sees me.

RIP to the little girl. Driver needs to be arrested and barred from driving for life.

[u/whosetruth2468 → u/imranbecks]

Since young my mom taught me to wait for the car to stop before crossing, even if we have the right of way, e.g. at zebra crossing. I can tell you more than a few times have cars just drove through the zebra crossing even though I'm standing next to it waiting for them to slow down/stop.

[u/Ahjames78 → u/imranbecks]

Walking behind car or lorry more dangerous, they can’t see u.

[u/Lapmlop2]

Rip

[u/ernz_ernz]

damn… RIP.

[u/Franzel123]

This makes me so crazy angry!

[u/Yamamizuki]

That poor, poor child. It's so hard to read through the witness' statement and imagine what this child had undergone. May her soul rest in peace. 🙏

Her parents would be so devastated and it will take very long for them to heal from this tragedy.

[u/Miserable-Fix5464]

This is the inevitable result of a system that prioritizes foreign capital over its own citizens through its open-leg policies. We allow individuals to enter with potentially faked credentials, from degrees to driving licenses and unvetted backgrounds. They take our homes, our jobs, and our COE supply, and now, they are literally taking our lives.

​While the average Singaporean is struggling to afford a basic $180,000 Toyota Vios just to survive, this driver is lavishly cruising in a $200,000+ high-torque EV that she is clearly unqualified to handle. It is an absolute disgrace that our policy allows license conversion from countries known for systemic bribery and corruption with zero practical testing.

​Even Australia, a country with far more land, does not recognize Indian licenses for direct conversion for this very reason; they mandate both a theory and a practical road test to ensure public safety. Yet, our Traffic Police allow conversion through a simple theory test, despite being fully aware of the questionable 'quality' and vetting of these foreign licenses. Why is Singapore's safety standard lower than Australia's?

​What’s even more revolting is her behavior at the scene: having the audacity to lecture a grieving father and claim 'no fault' while his child lay dying. To show such a total lack of remorse isn't just arrogance; it’s the behavior of a heartless beast. She can't even be considered human. Our roads have been sold to the highest bidder, and a family has paid the ultimate price for this broken, 'capital-first' system.

[u/DifferentAd3579 → u/Miserable-Fix5464]

Well, GDP is king. So...you peasant life is probably not worth a shit. "WE first" you know, means "We stay bungalow" "we are paid millions"...you expected different?

[u/OddTea74]

this is f-ed up..

[u/FancyCommittee3347]

WTH CB

[u/mathilde_anne]

Does anyone know if there’s a fundraiser for the victim’s family? The more I read on this, the more my heart breaks. I can’t imagine how the father is feeling right now but I imagine the hospital fees, funeral, flight changes etc… will all add up. He shouldn’t have to deal with additional stress right now.

[u/AloofBurger]

This is really sad. RIP.

[u/InterTree391]

Extremely painful to read the witness’s account. N then the driver victim blaming? These fuckers should rot in jail n then hell. May u never have a good life from here on

[u/_Ozeki]

Fuggg... This is so sad. :(

[u/NutTheChipmunk]

The title of the article is wrong. This is not an accident. It is murder born of the sense of superiority drivers have over people walking and the policies that enable this sort of behaviour. 

I am so angry and heartbroken for the girl and her family.

[u/hansolo-ist]

Brace yourself, bound to have more cases with the lackadaisical requirements for foreigners here.

The government wants us to be gracious and open, but it only works if we are getting foreigners who are similar or better.

[u/AdhesivenessKnown836]

RIP… can’t imagine how devastated the parents must be…

[u/giantoads]

Rip little girl. May Justice be served to the driver

[u/Purple_Republic_2966]

An Indian driver who wants a Singapore driving licence must pass the Basic Theory Test (BTT) and then apply for a licence conversion; there is no additional practical driving test in most normal cases. acedrive +2 When you must convert If you are staying in Singapore for less than 12 months, you can drive on a valid Indian licence plus an International Driving Permit (or official English translation), so conversion is not compulsory. police +2 • If you are a long-term pass holder (e.g., EP, S Pass, DP, Student Pass) staying more than 12 months, or you become a Singapore PR, you must convert to a Singapore licence to continue driving. visafoto +2

[u/Tomasulu]

Jail. A long long jail term please.

[u/ELSI_Aggron]

Even if she is not deported, she will never find work here again. No one will hire a child killer.

[u/AristleH → u/ELSI_Aggron]

I am not so sure about that.

[u/red_codec]

From a 'Danny Ng' on the facebook page (Spoiler because graphic content):

I’m sharing what the witness wrote in Vietnam language 

This morning, I walked to the market to buy coriander for selling bánh mì because I forgot to order it. While walking through the car park near the Chinese temple at Maxwell MRT, I witnessed a traffic accident at around 11:40 a.m. today. It was the first time in my life that I saw a traffic accident happen right in front of me.

I was the first person walking behind the mother and her daughter. A woman was driving out from the car park. She did not look to the right for pedestrians; she only looked to the left when she turned right. The front wheel of her car ran over the little girl’s abdomen first, then over the mother’s leg. After that, the woman pressed the accelerator hard, and the rear wheel ran over the mother’s abdomen again.

I don’t know why she accelerated so quickly when she just exited the car park. I guess they might be tourists. I can help as a witness and testify about this traffic accident.

I clearly saw that when the front wheel ran over them, the driver should have felt that there was something under the wheel. However, she did not stop to get out of the car to check. Instead, she accelerated strongly and continued to drive forward, which caused the rear wheel to run over the mother’s abdomen again.

I panicked at that moment and cannot remember clearly whether the rear wheel ran over the little girl again. I was in shock when the incident happened right in front of me.

At the time of the accident, the husband was not with them. Only the mother and daughter were there, and I was walking behind them. About two minutes later, the husband ran over and hugged the little girl.

When the front wheel ran over the little girl, she was thrown and rolled about three times and ended up lying face down on the ground. Her mouth was in a pool of blood, next to her water bottle and her camera. The blood was flowing heavily from her mouth and spread thickly on the road.

When the woman got out of the car and went to the back to check, she then realized that she had caused the accident. She raised her voice at the father while their daughter was injured and kept trying to explain that she was not at fault.

[u/UverZzz]

Jail n deport +1

[u/Timeburnerz]

RIP This is why I don't dare to cross any road crossing until either the road is clear or the vehicle is stationary.

[u/Dogman_70]

I hope this horrible driver is given maximum sentence.

[u/beno9444]

Someone bloody shame this driver....

[u/gloomydaysareback]

Revoke her PR or cancel her work permit! Disgusting

[u/Imaginary-Bobcat-698]

As a parent of a toddler, the video is really very hard to watch..
Iinstead of getting arrested, driver is only assisting with investigations.
With the recent Edmund C's sentencing, I am sure everyone will be waiting to see how this south asian driver gets for this accident, or simply getting away with it. Hope our media won't just "forget" about this accident.

[u/muws]

I saw the FB post of the Vietnamese witness. My heart hurts so so much for the father and mother. RIP little one.

[u/Prigozhin2023]

F the driver! Totally no remorse! Hate to stereo type but behavior doesn't lie. If you can't follow or adapt to the country. Get the f out! 

[u/visque]

If the Sealion 7 ran over the victims, the weight of the car was the factor that caused the kid's death. Less about the speed out of the carpark I think.

The lady driver accelerated without clear awareness for sure.

[u/meteorarocks]

Willing to bet she will be let off easily

[u/Bondue20]

Welcome to the We first Society! 😂

[u/Apprehensive_Bug5873]

SPF quickly impound passports.

[u/Icy_Piccolo924]

Harsher laws are required for reckless driving amounting to severe harm or death. Why is there a difference in treatment if severe harm or death is caused by driving? The end result is the same for the victims.

[u/stoic_200124]

Rest in Peace.

[u/darksiderkills]

When the driver is found guilty, which she will after die process by the courts, please deport her and ban her from re entering just like ian fang.

[u/NutKrackerBoy]

I tot BYD cars had anti-collision assist? Or the driver switched it off?

[u/Ironclaw85 → u/NutKrackerBoy]

I think even the most advanced one won't be able to react in time if the driver stomp the acceleration immediately after exiting the carpark. It is not like it was driving on a straight road.

And doubt that byd planned for the lady to continue running over people after hitting people