NParks trees pierced through car windscreen, no APOLOGY !
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maintaining a garden city has its price.
and we should not be paying for it with our lives literally. nparks has to double its budget and engage more horticulture contractors to inspect and prune the trees regularly.
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Originally posted by HyperFocal:
CLOSE CALL FOR DRIVER ON THOMSON ROAD
FALLING BRANCH SLAMS INTO MOVING TRUCK
By Kor Kian Beng
February 18, 2008
DRIVING his freezer truck along Thomson Road was an everyday event - until part of a tree came smashing through his windscreen yesterday afternoon.
A piece of theaction: Driver Mohamed Nazir Abdul Aziz (far right) and his assistant, MrNadarajah Ganesalingam, holding the piece of tree branch that crashed into their truck.
In a flash, Mr Mohamed Nazir Abdul Aziz's face and body were covered with glass shards.Despite the shock, the 30-year-old was able to keep in control of the truck and avoid hitting nearby vehicles.
He managed to stop the truck 20m down the road.
Mr Mohamed Nazir said he was driving on the left-most lane along Thomson Road, heading for the Pan Island Expressway exit, to deliver perishable goods to Changi Airport.
Shortly after he passed an Electronic Road Pricing gantry, a thick, 1m-long tree branch crashed onto the truck.
A small part of the branch broke and smashed through the windscreen.
It hit Mr Mohamed Nazir's assistant Mr Nadarajah Ganesalingam, 50, in the chest, leaving him with some bruises and cuts.
Mr Nadarajah also had trouble seeing after some pieces of glass flew into his eyes.
The accident happened at around 1.30pm, at the stretch of road opposite the flower nurseries.
When The New Paper on Sunday arrived at the scene an hour later, both driver and assistant still looked shaken.
The front part of the truck was partly dented, and glass shards could be seen inside and outside the vehicle.
A long trail of debris and tyre marks could be seen on the road.
Mr Mohamed Nazir, who has speech and hearing problems, spoke through his supervisor, who wished to be known only as Melvin.
The supervisor arrived at the scene after the workers called him.
LUCKY
Mr Mohamed Nazir said he was lucky that the larger part of the tree branch had slammed onto the front of the truck and not onto him.
He said through his supervisor: 'The truck's body saved my life.
'I'd have been seriously injured if that had happened.'
The driver also said he was lucky that he managed to keep control of the vehicle.
Just before impact, two cars were travelling ahead of him and a truck was on his right, he recalled.
Mr Nadarajah said everything happened very quickly.
At around 3pm, a police car and an ambulance arrived to take both victims to the hospital.
A replacement truck was arranged by the supervisor to continue the delivery of the goods. The damaged truck was towed away.
The supervisor said his two workers and the truck are covered under personal and vehicle insurance respectively.
However, he said he was unsure if his company could make an insurance claim with the relevant government agencies.
Government supporters will claim that it's an act of god (force majeure).
If it was raining, they will say the rain caused the trunk to fall.
If it wasn't raining, they will say that the wind was too strong, thereby causing the branches to snap off and land on the car.
If it wasn't raining or breezy, they will claim that the heat from the sun was to intense and resulted in the subdermal destruction of the fibres which resulted in the trunk falling on the car.
If it wasn't raining, breezy, or sunny, then they will claim that it's supernatural force from spirits which cause the branch to snap and fall. Some will even claim that it's retribution for the driver and passenger.
Whatever it is, it is not the fault of negligence from governmental agencies to ensure the safety of these trees.
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Originally posted by HyperFocal:
CLOSE CALL FOR DRIVER ON THOMSON ROAD
FALLING BRANCH SLAMS INTO MOVING TRUCK
By Kor Kian Beng
February 18, 2008
DRIVING his freezer truck along Thomson Road was an everyday event - until part of a tree came smashing through his windscreen yesterday afternoon.
A piece of theaction: Driver Mohamed Nazir Abdul Aziz (far right) and his assistant, MrNadarajah Ganesalingam, holding the piece of tree branch that crashed into their truck.
In a flash, Mr Mohamed Nazir Abdul Aziz's face and body were covered with glass shards.Despite the shock, the 30-year-old was able to keep in control of the truck and avoid hitting nearby vehicles.
He managed to stop the truck 20m down the road.
Mr Mohamed Nazir said he was driving on the left-most lane along Thomson Road, heading for the Pan Island Expressway exit, to deliver perishable goods to Changi Airport.
Shortly after he passed an Electronic Road Pricing gantry, a thick, 1m-long tree branch crashed onto the truck.
A small part of the branch broke and smashed through the windscreen.
It hit Mr Mohamed Nazir's assistant Mr Nadarajah Ganesalingam, 50, in the chest, leaving him with some bruises and cuts.
Mr Nadarajah also had trouble seeing after some pieces of glass flew into his eyes.
The accident happened at around 1.30pm, at the stretch of road opposite the flower nurseries.
When The New Paper on Sunday arrived at the scene an hour later, both driver and assistant still looked shaken.
The front part of the truck was partly dented, and glass shards could be seen inside and outside the vehicle.
A long trail of debris and tyre marks could be seen on the road.
Mr Mohamed Nazir, who has speech and hearing problems, spoke through his supervisor, who wished to be known only as Melvin.
The supervisor arrived at the scene after the workers called him.
LUCKY
Mr Mohamed Nazir said he was lucky that the larger part of the tree branch had slammed onto the front of the truck and not onto him.
He said through his supervisor: 'The truck's body saved my life.
'I'd have been seriously injured if that had happened.'
The driver also said he was lucky that he managed to keep control of the vehicle.
Just before impact, two cars were travelling ahead of him and a truck was on his right, he recalled.
Mr Nadarajah said everything happened very quickly.
At around 3pm, a police car and an ambulance arrived to take both victims to the hospital.
A replacement truck was arranged by the supervisor to continue the delivery of the goods. The damaged truck was towed away.
The supervisor said his two workers and the truck are covered under personal and vehicle insurance respectively.
However, he said he was unsure if his company could make an insurance claim with the relevant government agencies.
I have to point out this has nothing to do with an accident causing damage to a tree resulting in payment for damages. That's the article we're still waiting to see from you.
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I have to point out this has nothing to do with an accident causing damage to a tree resulting in payment for damages. That's the article we're still waiting to see from you.
Wow....
You still remember 
i waited & waited for soooo looong till I forget our friend still owe us 'prove' he claimed he had...... 
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
Government supporters will claim that it's an act of god (force majeure).
If it was raining, they will say the rain caused the trunk to fall.
If it wasn't raining, they will say that the wind was too strong, thereby causing the branches to snap off and land on the car.
If it wasn't raining or breezy, they will claim that the heat from the sun was to intense and resulted in the subdermal destruction of the fibres which resulted in the trunk falling on the car.
If it wasn't raining, breezy, or sunny, then they will claim that it's supernatural force from spirits which cause the branch to snap and fall. Some will even claim that it's retribution for the driver and passenger.
Whatever it is, it is not the fault of negligence from governmental agencies to ensure the safety of these trees.
I think acts of God doesn't include things that happen with frequency eg, rain, hot sun, windy.I'm also curious if Hyper has found that source yet.
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Originally posted by phil30k:
I think acts of God doesn't include things that happen with frequency eg, rain, hot sun, windy.I'm also curious if Hyper has found that source yet.
Are thunderstorms acts of god because it occurs with frequency in tropical Singapore?
Or is it a natural occurence of precipitation?
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If the victim wants to claim from the NPB, he needs to show the authority has been negilent in maintaining the trees.This is the way to proceed.