Larger vehicles often have blind spots, which can be difficult to check. This may endanger other road users if they are unknowingly in that position, potentially leading to severe road accidents.
Such was the case in Pioneer, where a motorcyclist had stopped at the blind spot of a lorry at a traffic junction.
As a result, he almost got run over when the vehicle began to move.
Fortunately, the rider was able to roll to the side, managing to avoid what could have been a tragic accident.
Footage of the accident was posted to SG Road Vigilante (SGRV), stating that it occurred on 15 July at 7.15am at the junction of Jalan Buroh and Jurong Port Road.
The video starts by showing the motorcyclist in front of the lorry’s right side, waiting for the light to turn green.
When it is time to go, the lorry moves ahead and bumps into the unsuspecting motorcyclist, causing the bike to topple and the person to fall off.
The trajectory of his fall would have led him to get crushed by the massive vehicle.
However, he’s able to quickly move out of the way, rolling onto the road and laying down on his back.
The lorry also stops, with the driver exiting his vehicle, presumably about to help the rider.
A subsequent part of the footage reveals that before the incident, the motorcyclist came up from the lorry’s left side to cut to the right, inadvertently stopping in the driver’s blind spot.
Speaking to MS News, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they received an alert about the incident on 15 July at about 7.30am.
Upon their arrival, they conveyed a person to National University Hospital.
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Featured image adapted from SGRV on Facebook.
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