rta
i saw a RTA on my way for a haircut today. i was walking along the pavement when i suddenly heard a loud bang and ahead of me, i saw a nissan pickup mounting up the grass patch and the road sign flying off the roadside. on the other side of the road, there was a stationary dark grey toyota wagon which was equally badly dented. It was still quite a distance from me, but i was one of the first few to reach the scene. there were other people around; a malay pillon rider couple, one or two passers-by. i didn't really witness the whole accident, but from what i heard later from the victim (the driver of the pickup), he was in the right of way when he was driving straight down the cross-junction when the light was green, whereas the other driver was trying to make a right turn.anyway the pickup contained a family of 4 (including 2 kids), all sitting in the front. no one was seriously hurt; the girl complained of some abdominal pain, which i examined and it is likely a mild contusion; no hematoma or guarding. the rest were alright. anyway i left after deeming everyone is fine, and ask them to seek medical advice if more symptomatic..
they were still around when i came back from my haircut, but this time round, a traffic police was on-board.
of course, i made full use of my N95 to capture the accident.
this reminded me of my A and E posting as a student 4-5 years ago when i was attached to alexandra fire station/ambulance. we were activated to an accident scene along one expressway and the vehicle involved was also a pick-up/lorry which contained 4 passengers (father, mother, son and daughter)- same combi and all sat in the front passenger seats too! but this one was more serious; i remembered the father had a fractured femur and there were blood all over. i had to carry the boy who can't walk - probably from shock; and the mother had some bleeding too. so the lesson learnt is avoid letting your children sit in front of the pick-up or lorry without child safety seatbelts on.
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