Chitchat SAF 5-Tonner Smash Comfort Taxi! Old Fart Taxi Serf Up Ambulance! Guess SAF Driver Go DB For How Long!

[JohnTan]

SINGAPORE: A 73-year-old taxi driver was taken to hospital on Tuesday (Nov 8) after an accident involving a Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) vehicle along Pioneer Road North.

In response to CNA's query, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted to a road traffic accident at 10.45am along Pioneer Road North, where a person "was found trapped in the driver's seat of a taxi".

He was rescued using hydraulic equipment, added SCDF. According to the police, the driver was taken conscious to the hospital.

The taxi was "travelling straight with the traffic light in its favour when it was hit by an SAF vehicle executing a right turn from the opposite direction", said ComfortDelGro's group chief branding and communications officer Tammy Tan in response to CNA's queries.

She added that there were no passengers in the taxi.

ComfortDelGro is in touch with the cabby's family and will be assisting him as he recuperates, said Ms Tan.

A Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) spokesperson said that the SAF is aware of the accident and is assisting the police with investigations.

"No SAF personnel were injured," the spokesperson added.

In videos circulating on social media, the blue taxi and SAF truck appeared to have collided under a flyover. SAF personnel were also seen helping at the scene.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sin...s-vehicle-accident-pioneer-road-north-3053476

 

[rodent2005]

DB for the SAF driver.

 

[SBFNews]

Does DB count towards NSF time served? Or is his NSF time extended?

 

[bobby]

Our SAF soldiers can only kill others but not in a battle....

 

[steffychun]

5 ton nothing. Leopard tank?

 

[Chase]

SAF drivers were instructed, never apologize or say sorry in the scene of accident, even if they kill someone, because doing so, is admitting fault before civilian trial and SAF will impose additional charges on the soldier.

 

[glockman]

Does DB count towards NSF time served? Or is his NSF time extended?

It will be extended. Else everyone would want to CBL in DB.

 

[Charlie99]

Does DB count towards NSF time served? Or is his NSF time extended?

No

 

[lorrydriver]

there are 2 expressway flyovers over Pioneer road north. The one at Pioneer road end is over the Pioneer circle (AYE). This don't look like it.

This looks like the other flyover at the NTU end of Pioneer road and from pioneer road north turning onto the PIE towards CCK. If that is the case, the taxi is exiting from NTU which is a bend after the NTU circle and therefore cannot have seen the 5-ton. He could have been speeding from the exit after the 5-ton had started to turn right and both did not give way to each other. Comfort need to share the taxi's cam.

 

[ODACHEK]

No weejio?

 

[laksaboy]

Looks like the SAF is ready to fight a war.

 

[KuanTi01]

Its a miracle he is not killed instantly. Hope he recovers fully.

 

[Xisiqomelir]

SAF driver to DB is one thing....

SAF itself paying $millions in comp?

 

[maxxi]

How about the veh commander?

 

[rushifa666]

Its fone. 73 year old willprobably kill someone. Better he die first

 

[red amoeba]

what the fuck is LTA doing allowing a 73yo to be operating a vehicle? Do you know he can suddenly die if he gets sexcited -say if he see upskirt from his rear view mirror when driving?

 

[no_faith]

what the fuck is LTA doing allowing a 73yo to be operating a vehicle? Do you know he can suddenly die if he gets sexcited -say if he see upskirt from his rear view mirror when driving?

True but maybe he has no choice?
If has a choice be taxi driver until such age really?

 

[Charlie99]

Does DB count towards NSF time served? Or is his NSF time extended?

No