Cyclist rear-ends minibus in Clementi after it brakes, nearly falls onto the road
A cyclist in Clementi encountered a traffic mishap when he rode right into the rear of a braking minibus on 31 Jan.
Falling off his bicycle, things went from bad to worse when another car promptly ran over his vehicle’s rear wheel.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
Cyclist nearly falls over after hitting minibus
The incident allegedly occurred on 31 Jan at 8.02am, according to SG Road Vigilante (SGRV).
Their Facebook video showed the cyclist waiting behind the minibus at the red light of the Clementi Avenue 2 intersection with West Coast Road.
Eventually, the light turned green, and the vehicles began to move.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
As the minibus reached the intersection, it suddenly braked.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
The cyclist failed to stop in time and crashed into the minibus’s rear, falling over sideways.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
As he managed to stop himself from falling, a car passing by ran over his bicycle, knocking it aside.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
Driver alights after Clementi accident
The cyclist slowly got back on his bicycle, while the minibus driver emerged to check on what had happened.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
Numerous netizens made fun of the cyclist, blaming him for the accident.
Source: Facebook
However, one commenter argued that the van had suddenly braked, and that a car would have ended up in the same accident as the cyclist.
Source: Facebook
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Featured image adapted from SGRV ADMIN on Facebook.
