Road Accident
Road Accident
Road Accident
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A Road Accident
Road accidents are reported in newspaper and on television every
day. There are more frequently caused by reckless drivers rather than
faulty vehicles. Last Saturday, while I was travelling from Ipoh, I
witnessed a serious accident. The scene of the accidents was vivid in
my mind.
A motorcyclist was following behind a taxi very closely. He was
so impatient that he was trying to overtake my taxi even near a sharp
bend. At that critical moment, there was an oncoming car. The taxi driver
swerved to the roadside and I got a terrible jolt. It was too late for the
motorcyclist to avoid the car. His motorcycle ran against the bumper of
the car and smashed its windscreen. The motorcyclist somersaulted
over the car and was found lying in a pool of blood. It was a scene to
chill the flesh! The car driver, who was cut by the flying glass, was in a
state of shock. All that happened in split second and fear overwhelmed
us.
The taxi driver stopped his taxi and I quickly ran to the nearest
telephone booth to inform the police and the hospital. From a distance I
could see some people trying to help the injured motorcyclist and the car
driver. They carried them into one of the onlookers car and sent them to
the hospital for treatment. Meanwhile the taxi driver tried to control and
directs the traffic. Soon the police arrived and they promptly took some
measurements and evidence. After that they moved the damaged car
and the motorcycle to the roadside to ease the traffic congestion.
When the taxi finally continued the journey, I silently thanked God
for my narrow escape. I learned a good lesson that impatience and
recklessness would bring harm and danger. I was happy to see that
Malaysians are public-spirited and they render help to others readily.
Since then I remember and follow the saying more haste less speed
and prevention is better than cure.