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Freak accident on the AYE claims man’s life
By Alicia Wong | SingaporeScene – 21 hours ago
A freak accident on the Ayer Rajah Expressway on Thurday resulted in the death of one man and the amputation of another man's leg.
The dead man was Supra Many, 52, a tow truck driver with the Expressway Monitoring Advisory System service who was responding to a call for help.
The man who lost his leg, identified as Tan, 33, was there to help his sister whose car had broken down.
On Thursday night, Tan's sister, 38, was driving along the expressway in the direction of Tuas when her car broke down just after the Clementi Avenue 6 exit, reported The Straits Times.
After stopping at the left road shoulder, she called Tan for help. He arrived at the scene in his car and they waited along the road shoulder while Many hooked up her car to tow it away.
At about 8.45pm, Many was done with his task and walked behind his truck to collect the warning sign he left on the road to alert oncoming vehicles.
A bus that was traveling down the road barreled into the road shoulder, ran him over and rammed into his truck. The truck then smashed into Tan's car, which was parked in front, and the car moved forward hitting both siblings.
Tan was pinned to the ground by his car and had to be extricated by the Singapore Civil Defence Force officers. His left leg was later amputated during an emergency operation as the bones were badly smashed.
His sister, who was less seriously injured, is still in hospital.
Many was pronounced dead at the scene at about 9.20 pm.
The bus driver, also injured, has been arrested by the police.
By Alicia Wong | SingaporeScene – 21 hours ago
A freak accident on the Ayer Rajah Expressway on Thurday resulted in the death of one man and the amputation of another man's leg.
The dead man was Supra Many, 52, a tow truck driver with the Expressway Monitoring Advisory System service who was responding to a call for help.
The man who lost his leg, identified as Tan, 33, was there to help his sister whose car had broken down.
On Thursday night, Tan's sister, 38, was driving along the expressway in the direction of Tuas when her car broke down just after the Clementi Avenue 6 exit, reported The Straits Times.
After stopping at the left road shoulder, she called Tan for help. He arrived at the scene in his car and they waited along the road shoulder while Many hooked up her car to tow it away.
At about 8.45pm, Many was done with his task and walked behind his truck to collect the warning sign he left on the road to alert oncoming vehicles.
A bus that was traveling down the road barreled into the road shoulder, ran him over and rammed into his truck. The truck then smashed into Tan's car, which was parked in front, and the car moved forward hitting both siblings.
Tan was pinned to the ground by his car and had to be extricated by the Singapore Civil Defence Force officers. His left leg was later amputated during an emergency operation as the bones were badly smashed.
His sister, who was less seriously injured, is still in hospital.
Many was pronounced dead at the scene at about 9.20 pm.
The bus driver, also injured, has been arrested by the police.
