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Novice biker plunges 9m in training accident
20-year-old drops two storeys at circuit; due for spinal operation today
By Leow Si Wan & Jalelah Abu Baker
A ROUTINE motorcycle lesson ended with a woman plunging 9m from the top of a five-storey driving circuit to its third floor.
Ms Nur Amalina, 20, was attending her fourth lesson at the Singapore Safety Driving Centre (SSDC) in Woodlands when she lost control of her bike at about 3.30pm on Monday.
Her vehicle slammed into the wall, and the impact threw her off the bike, over the wall and into a gap.
According to an SSDC spokesman, while there was a steel mesh meant to prevent her from falling more than a few feet, the force of her fall was so great that it gave way.
The spokesman added that Ms Amalina had been unable to slow down while negotiating a corner on the fifth-level driving circuit.
SSDC, which has been in existence since 1983, moved to its new multi-storey facility in Woodlands in March.
It was previously operating from a single-storey training circuit in Ang Mo Kio.
On average, there are about 500 customers enrolled for motorcycle riding courses each month.
When The Straits Times visited Ms Amalina in the intensive care unit of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Yishun last night, the elder of two children was conscious and able to communicate with her family members.
She will undergo spinal surgery today.
Her father, a 52-year-old civil servant who declined to be named, said: 'Her condition has stabilised but she has a fractured spine. We don't know when she will recover, although her doctor said that she has a good chance.'
SSDC students interviewed last night said they were not surprised by the accident.
Mr Muhammad Waliyuddin Wahid, 18, a student who has been enrolled at the centre for three weeks, said: 'The parapet is so low, it's possible to be flung. The motorbike is taller than the parapet.'
Meanwhile, Ms Amalina's relatives are hoping for a clearer explanation.
Her father said: 'I believe this could have been prevented. The school is called the Singapore Safety Driving Centre, where is the word 'safety'?'
SSDC said that since the accident it has already secured and strengthened the steel mesh to prevent such an incident happening again. It also said it would help the victim's family financially.
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Novice biker plunges 9m in training accident
20-year-old drops two storeys at circuit; due for spinal operation today
By Leow Si Wan & Jalelah Abu Baker
A ROUTINE motorcycle lesson ended with a woman plunging 9m from the top of a five-storey driving circuit to its third floor.
Ms Nur Amalina, 20, was attending her fourth lesson at the Singapore Safety Driving Centre (SSDC) in Woodlands when she lost control of her bike at about 3.30pm on Monday.
Her vehicle slammed into the wall, and the impact threw her off the bike, over the wall and into a gap.
According to an SSDC spokesman, while there was a steel mesh meant to prevent her from falling more than a few feet, the force of her fall was so great that it gave way.
The spokesman added that Ms Amalina had been unable to slow down while negotiating a corner on the fifth-level driving circuit.
SSDC, which has been in existence since 1983, moved to its new multi-storey facility in Woodlands in March.
It was previously operating from a single-storey training circuit in Ang Mo Kio.
On average, there are about 500 customers enrolled for motorcycle riding courses each month.
When The Straits Times visited Ms Amalina in the intensive care unit of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital in Yishun last night, the elder of two children was conscious and able to communicate with her family members.
She will undergo spinal surgery today.
Her father, a 52-year-old civil servant who declined to be named, said: 'Her condition has stabilised but she has a fractured spine. We don't know when she will recover, although her doctor said that she has a good chance.'
SSDC students interviewed last night said they were not surprised by the accident.
Mr Muhammad Waliyuddin Wahid, 18, a student who has been enrolled at the centre for three weeks, said: 'The parapet is so low, it's possible to be flung. The motorbike is taller than the parapet.'
Meanwhile, Ms Amalina's relatives are hoping for a clearer explanation.
Her father said: 'I believe this could have been prevented. The school is called the Singapore Safety Driving Centre, where is the word 'safety'?'
SSDC said that since the accident it has already secured and strengthened the steel mesh to prevent such an incident happening again. It also said it would help the victim's family financially.
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maybe can ask Jakie Ass Neoh to produce one, like John Cleese productivity videos in the past...??
