Eunice Toh | The New Paper | Thursday, Apr 18, 2013
SINGAPORE - He was taking his passenger to Tanjong Rhu when he stopped on Victoria Street at its junction with Middle Road when the light turned red.
This is one junction before the horrific Ferrari crash where three people died last year.
Cabby Daryl Wee, 51, said it was about 8.30pm on Monday when a Mercedes-Benz pulled up beside him.
"I saw this Mercedes pull up in the 'turn right' lane beside me.
"I thought he was going to turn, but he ended up going straight while the light was still red," he said.
There were three women crossing the road at that time, but the Mercedes went ahead, he said.
The car then swerved to the extreme left lane and drove across the junction.
"I said to my passenger, 'that guy must be drunk'," recounted Mr Wee whose onboard camera had captured the Mercedes beating the light.
The car then proceeded on the left lane along Victoria Street and slammed into a cab.
"I felt a sudden jerk and heard a bang," said cabby Ngai Chun Tong, 71, who has been a taxi driver for 40 years. First time this jerk, got a bang!! ha ha ha ha
The impact caused him to crash into a blue lorry in front of his vehicle
http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/merc-beats-red-light-hits-3-cabs
SINGAPORE - He was taking his passenger to Tanjong Rhu when he stopped on Victoria Street at its junction with Middle Road when the light turned red.
This is one junction before the horrific Ferrari crash where three people died last year.
Cabby Daryl Wee, 51, said it was about 8.30pm on Monday when a Mercedes-Benz pulled up beside him.
"I saw this Mercedes pull up in the 'turn right' lane beside me.
"I thought he was going to turn, but he ended up going straight while the light was still red," he said.
There were three women crossing the road at that time, but the Mercedes went ahead, he said.
The car then swerved to the extreme left lane and drove across the junction.
"I said to my passenger, 'that guy must be drunk'," recounted Mr Wee whose onboard camera had captured the Mercedes beating the light.
The car then proceeded on the left lane along Victoria Street and slammed into a cab.
"I felt a sudden jerk and heard a bang," said cabby Ngai Chun Tong, 71, who has been a taxi driver for 40 years. First time this jerk, got a bang!! ha ha ha ha
The impact caused him to crash into a blue lorry in front of his vehicle
http://ride.asiaone.com/news/general/story/merc-beats-red-light-hits-3-cabs