Car hit by a lorry in a jam slip road
I’m writing here to share my experience and trauma process the accident.
I was driving from Sims Ave, turning left to KPE, slip road already jam, so I followed the car in front of me, the usual drive, brake, drive brake. After the merge road when I was 10 meters into the KPE, I was hit pretty hard from behind.
My heart dropped. And I was shaking rightaway
I turned on the hazard light, move the car slowlt to the road shoulder and called my husband.
My husband calmly asked me to take videos on both vehicles and asked for IC and not to engage to any conversation.
I stepped out from my car and saw it was a small lorry. The driver was a foreign worker. I kinda felt bad coz he would be definitely in trouble with his employer.
I asked him to move his car to the road shoulder coz he was literally blocking the only lane there was to enter the KPE. (Maybe he was in shock too)
He then approached me and said “sorry sister.” I didn’t answer but asked him gently, can I have your IC? He showed me his singpass IC, I took photo. i also exchanged number with him.
I took video of both cars, the KPE, anything really.
Then I called 999.
I said, I’m in a slip road from Sims avenue but already almost in KPE technically. A lorry hit the behind of my car. Both cars are damaged but nobody was injured. Police said any facility got damaged? I said no.
He asked me to document everything, asked for IC and contacted my insurance.
I asked, what happened then? I can leave? He said yes.
I told the driver I would leave.
He said, “can settle private?” To which I replied “I will contact my insurance.”
Then I walked back to my car, already late to pick up my kid from childcare… Sigh.
After I read things online I realized that the insurance still could drop my NCD for this claim.
I just feel very unfair…
I’ve been driving so safely, never kena demerit points, my drivers license is so precious cause it was so hard to get…
And now I literally did nothing, just queuing into the KPE, not even 30kmh, and suddenly got hit.
Super sigh…
Like, you car can literally be parked and still get hit…
Just want to write it here… i’ve been lurking in this sub and read other people’s experiences, always telling myself to watch out and defense driving.
And yet still kena hit…
Vents out. Kthxbye.