Sharing a moment that will haunt me for the rest of my life.
Was in the car when this accident took place which almost took away 2 life and thank GOD that we are still alive as we travelling to customer place for business; and consider very lucky to be out from the wreckage only in small bruises and cuts from the smashed windscreen.
How does it end up like this? Due to reckless driving by the company driver. Accelerating down the expressway doing 120~130km/h on a rainy weather condition and staying most of the time in the heavy vehicle/non overtaking lane. So, there is this big truck right in front of us and unable to reduce the acceleration, the driver opt to chance lane and thing is, he misjudged the safety distance/space between the oncoming vehicle on the opposite lane and the the truck in front of us. Expecting the oncoming vehicle to deccelerate and let us pass by signalling for switching lane where the car is already started switch prior signalling. Which vehicle able to react in such split second moment and moreover, that vehicle is a Coach?
So, the Coach hit us at the rear left side resulting us to hit the road divider head on and as the Coach unable to stop in time, it hit us again for the second time on the left side of the car. That impact throw our car spinning more that 3 round; >720 degree and end up stopping on the non-overtaking lane again. So lucky that the car did not overturn!
The fuel tank burst and resulting the fuel strewn all over and both of us were rained with fuel and smashed glasses. Like said earlier, we are very lucky that the car did not caught fire and it was still raining, else, we are roasted!
Though in shock, I quickly picked up my senses back, releasing the safety belt and ran out from the car scaring the car will caught fire. Sensing something not right as the driver yet to be out from the car, so I returned to the car and pulled the driver out as he is pretty much in shocked and switching off the car engine and both of us ran to a safety distance.
It happened so fast and in that split second moment, I told myself not to die and get out of the car no matter how. Also, I really thank GOD to watch over me and answered my prayer as I called my wife to say a prayer together before departure. Or else.....
Am trying hard to forget that incident and picking myself back. It cause me sleepless night and hope to get over it soon.
Was in the car when this accident took place which almost took away 2 life and thank GOD that we are still alive as we travelling to customer place for business; and consider very lucky to be out from the wreckage only in small bruises and cuts from the smashed windscreen.
How does it end up like this? Due to reckless driving by the company driver. Accelerating down the expressway doing 120~130km/h on a rainy weather condition and staying most of the time in the heavy vehicle/non overtaking lane. So, there is this big truck right in front of us and unable to reduce the acceleration, the driver opt to chance lane and thing is, he misjudged the safety distance/space between the oncoming vehicle on the opposite lane and the the truck in front of us. Expecting the oncoming vehicle to deccelerate and let us pass by signalling for switching lane where the car is already started switch prior signalling. Which vehicle able to react in such split second moment and moreover, that vehicle is a Coach?
So, the Coach hit us at the rear left side resulting us to hit the road divider head on and as the Coach unable to stop in time, it hit us again for the second time on the left side of the car. That impact throw our car spinning more that 3 round; >720 degree and end up stopping on the non-overtaking lane again. So lucky that the car did not overturn!
The fuel tank burst and resulting the fuel strewn all over and both of us were rained with fuel and smashed glasses. Like said earlier, we are very lucky that the car did not caught fire and it was still raining, else, we are roasted!
Though in shock, I quickly picked up my senses back, releasing the safety belt and ran out from the car scaring the car will caught fire. Sensing something not right as the driver yet to be out from the car, so I returned to the car and pulled the driver out as he is pretty much in shocked and switching off the car engine and both of us ran to a safety distance.
It happened so fast and in that split second moment, I told myself not to die and get out of the car no matter how. Also, I really thank GOD to watch over me and answered my prayer as I called my wife to say a prayer together before departure. Or else.....
Am trying hard to forget that incident and picking myself back. It cause me sleepless night and hope to get over it soon.
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