Singaporean Good Samaritan saves pregnant woman

WITH blood dripping down her legs, the pregnant driver sat in her car, pinned back by the air cushion that might have saved her life.

Barely conscious after her car veered off and crashed into the railing along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) last Friday morning, she could only wait for rescuers to arrive and help her.

Although someone had called for an ambulance, it would take many more precious minutes to reach her because a massive jam had formed due to the accident.

Fortunately for the woman, several motorists who saw the wrecked car stopped to offer help.

One of them even drove her to the hospital.

And these selfless acts might saved the unborn child of the six-month-old

The Good Samaritans' help was a stark contrast to the behaviour of another motorist who just stopped to gawk at victims of another accident last month at Old Upper Thomson Road, as reported by The New Paper last week.

This time, the selfless motorist who drove the woman to the hospital was Mr Ng Chye Boon, 38.

'We should help each other because we're Singaporeans. It's a matter of life. If we can take a bit of time to help, it will be appreciated,' he said.

Mr Ng, who works as a driver, was returning to his office at Scotts Road after an errand when he saw the scene at Whitley Road, towards Stevens Road. This was around 10.30am.

The woman's car had crashed into the barrier on the right lane. The car's right side and the windscreen was smashed.

Mr Ng said he was told that the pregnant woman could have suffered an unexpected giddy spell that caused her to lose control of her vehicle.

Apart from Mr Ng, five other motorists also stopped their vehicles to help her.

Together, they helped to carry the woman, who is in her 30s, and her slightly injured front-seat passenger, to the grass verge nearby.

As some called the police and for an ambulance, others helped to tend to her wounds.

'Thank God, they cooperated and helped her,' Mr Ng said.

However, the father of three young children was worried about something else.

The accident, which police said also involved a minor collision between a van and a taxi, had caused a big jam.

As the woman appeared to be bleeding profusely, Mr Ng offered to drive her to KK Women's and Children's Hospital, which was about 15 minutes away, rather than wait for the ambulance.

The woman and her passenger, an older woman believed to be her relative, agreed.

After Mr Ng sent them to the hospital, he left them in the care of the doctors and the anxious husband, who had rushed to the hospital.

Mr Ng didn't ask for the woman's name or her number.

Later that evening, he returned to the hospital, hoping to check on her condition, but learnt that she had been discharged after her condition stabilised.

He hopes she will get in touch with him on how she is faring. She can do so by contacting The New Paper.

For Mr Ng, he was just happy that he had stopped to render help.

He believes that there are many motorists like him out there.

'So far, from what I see, Singaporeans are quite helpful... the majority will help, though there'll be some who will be afraid of trouble,' he said.

Story at The New Paper