Man dies as car hits couple
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He is pinned under car after bench he is sitting on with fiancee is struck
By Amelia Tan
ALMOST every night, Ms Nurliah Sulaiman would sit on a bench outside her Yishun HDB block chit-chatting with fiance Muhammad Anis Kamsani.
But their get-together proved fatal on Saturday night when a driver lost control of her car while reversing and rammed into the couple, according to witnesses.
The vehicle uprooted the metal bench and drove it back 10m before finally coming to a stop.
While Miss Nurliah, 23, was flung to the side, her fiancee was pinned under the Toyota Corolla.
Paramedics arrived at Block 221 in Yishun Street21 before midnight, but there was little they could do. Mr Muhammad Anis, 26, was dead minutes later.
Yesterday afternoon, just a few hours after being discharged from hospital, Miss Nurliah bade a final farewell to her fiance at the Muslim cemetery in Lim Chu Kang.
With her swollen face bandaged and her eyes covered by dark glasses, she sobbed quietly as she poured water over his grave.
Miss Nurliah choked back tears when she met The Straits Times later at the accident site.
'We chose this place because it was quiet and we had our privacy,' she said. 'I still cannot believe that this is where Anis was taken away from me.'
His younger brother Muhammad Faizal Kamsani, 24, said the family was at a loss over the accident.
'They were just sitting there on the bench, talking. We have no idea how the car could suddenly ram into them. Everything is a big question mark.'
The driver, a woman in her 40s, is assisting police with their investigations.
The accident shocked residents of the quiet Yishun block.
Mr Ahmad Redwan, 44, who lives just above the accident site, said he rushed downstairs after hearing a loud crash sometime before midnight on Saturday. He said Mr Muhammad Anis was pinned under the car and screaming in pain.
'He could focus for a few minutes but after that he starting slipping away,' he said.
Eyewitnesses said the driver was in a daze when she exited the car. She is believed to live in the neighbourhood.
Miss Nurliah was bloodied but conscious.
'Even though she was in pain, she was pointing to her boyfriend to tell us to help him,' said Madam Faridah Kamisah, 50.
Mr Muhammad Anis worked as a furniture mover and also helped out at a food stall run by his parents. He would meet Miss Nurliah after she finished work as an assistant nurse at the National University Hospital.
Miss Nurliah said they would then cycle together to a multi-purpose court outside her block to chat on the bench.
The couple had known each other for two years and were planning to get married next year.
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i have no idea what the driver was doing....
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wtf? while reversing?!
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Driver ex-bf???
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looking at the picture, it shows that
1. she was fast enough for the car to be launched horizontally after the grass patch
2. hit the seat of the bench
3. dislodging it from the structure(which is now on the left of picture)
4. bringing the couple down under the car for another... 7/8 metres(looking at the tyre marks)? -
Originally posted by Short Ninja:
Driver ex-bf???
nope. ex-neighbour already.
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Originally posted by wonderamazement:
wtf? while reversing?!
yup. reversing into a carpark lot.
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probably the car was going downhill? and the female driver forget to brake.
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civil suit ar not? In Singapore how much must someone compensate? I think just a couple of thou$and only
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oh i know why liao....some driver like to reverse all the way in and let the kerb stop the car. Noob drivers. Apparently the kerb isnt working well and the whole car slide down the grass instead.
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then what are brakes for?
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i don't think the car even had a chance to slide down the grass.....
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Originally posted by sinicker:
He is pinned under car after bench he is sitting on with fiancee is struck
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By Amelia Tan
ALMOST every night, Ms Nurliah Sulaiman would sit on a bench outside her Yishun HDB block chit-chatting with fiance Muhammad Anis Kamsani.
But their get-together proved fatal on Saturday night when a driver lost control of her car while reversing and rammed into the couple, according to witnesses.
The vehicle uprooted the metal bench and drove it back 10m before finally coming to a stop.
While Miss Nurliah, 23, was flung to the side, her fiancee was pinned under the Toyota Corolla.
Paramedics arrived at Block 221 in Yishun Street21 before midnight, but there was little they could do. Mr Muhammad Anis, 26, was dead minutes later.
Yesterday afternoon, just a few hours after being discharged from hospital, Miss Nurliah bade a final farewell to her fiance at the Muslim cemetery in Lim Chu Kang.
With her swollen face bandaged and her eyes covered by dark glasses, she sobbed quietly as she poured water over his grave.
Miss Nurliah choked back tears when she met The Straits Times later at the accident site.
'We chose this place because it was quiet and we had our privacy,' she said. 'I still cannot believe that this is where Anis was taken away from me.'
His younger brother Muhammad Faizal Kamsani, 24, said the family was at a loss over the accident.
'They were just sitting there on the bench, talking. We have no idea how the car could suddenly ram into them. Everything is a big question mark.'
The driver, a woman in her 40s, is assisting police with their investigations.
The accident shocked residents of the quiet Yishun block.
Mr Ahmad Redwan, 44, who lives just above the accident site, said he rushed downstairs after hearing a loud crash sometime before midnight on Saturday. He said Mr Muhammad Anis was pinned under the car and screaming in pain.
'He could focus for a few minutes but after that he starting slipping away,' he said.
Eyewitnesses said the driver was in a daze when she exited the car. She is believed to live in the neighbourhood.
Miss Nurliah was bloodied but conscious.
'Even though she was in pain, she was pointing to her boyfriend to tell us to help him,' said Madam Faridah Kamisah, 50.
Mr Muhammad Anis worked as a furniture mover and also helped out at a food stall run by his parents. He would meet Miss Nurliah after she finished work as an assistant nurse at the National University Hospital.
Miss Nurliah said they would then cycle together to a multi-purpose court outside her block to chat on the bench.
The couple had known each other for two years and were planning to get married next year.
She continued reversing 10m even AFTER hitting the couple on the bench. So.. hmm.
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step wrongly. Step on the accelerator instead of the brakes.
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how the fark did the driver appear to be dazed... reversing and dreaming is it... the couple never noticed the reversing car?
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I hope she gets a manslaughter charge,pay a high compensation and barred from driving all vehicles forever
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Originally posted by wonderamazement:
how the fark did the driver appear to be dazed... reversing and dreaming is it... the couple never noticed the reversing car?
I think they had their backs facing the killer driver -
from the pics i got no idea which direction they facing and the car from where reverse sia...
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From the pic I see the bench is probably facing the court and the black track mark (not a tyre mark) is the mark from ther bench being dragged 10 meters into the court
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came out on today newpaper. sad. the bf gf is dating for 2 years. going to marry in 2 yrs time. guy die, but gf head injury i think. sad. the lady i also dont know what she doing. really damn sad. guy drag for around 5m. this is damn inocently lost live. sit at badminton court also kena. they were just chit chatting. i hope the gal kena gao gao 1.
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When the car started to slide down the slope the kanchiong lady jammed on the excelerator instead of the brakes.How can I be a talented CSI investigator ar not?
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lady looked dazed because act bluur mah
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i have one question....
is this driver still driving now? she may be just next to you at the traffic junction! -
wa if i drive like that i can call myself god...
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Originally posted by sinicker:
i have one question....
is this driver still driving now? she may be just next to you at the traffic junction!!!!