Fatal Destination: Motorcyclist, 58, dies after cement block falls from lorry along AYE, driver arrested

[yesman2978]

And a lot of people say motorcycles should stay on left lane, stay on same lane with these lorries.

How ah?

 

[kingsfall]

Should’ve harsher punishment on driver, safety officer, foreman and boss of the company

 

[deathan9el]

tbh me never expect this sort of acc to happen here :/
yes, accs does happens here now & then but not this kind

 

[12midnight]

You all notice only 2 ropes used to secure the concrete slab?
Grossly inadequate!
Very sad, someone negligent, another dead.

ya and it’s so bloody common to see such practices on the road. Actually, I doubt even 10 straps can sufficiently secure such heavy load.

Sometimes, I’ll see big circular cement blocks also “secured” by just some straps or thin metal bars at the sides. Really what a joke. The authorities are just waiting for 1 big accident to happen before they will review this kind of safety negligence.

 

[Kiwi8]

knn it's a ****ing skill sia, this guy should go be stunt driver for Jackie chan

how tf do you drive until a ****ing reinforced concrete block which possibly weighs as half as much as your vehicle slides off it

Actually it is less about the driving than about getting the securing of the cargo right in the first place, which lazy workers may skip the proper steps to save time.

 

[Joe Maya]

Nowadays so many of these kind of accidents.

The owner are responsible for not promoting safety.

 

[BMWguy]

Have phobia looking at those trucks carrying long metal rods..

Always avoid big vehicles!

hmm.. final destination 2 got the scenes i think

 

[Kiwi8]

Nowadays so many of these kind of accidents.

The owner are responsible for not promoting safety.

Highly likely that owner will push the blame to the driver, he could claim he told all drivers to secure cargo properly but this one ignored.

 

[ccostagmont]

The concrete slab delivering to which project ah?

 

[soichiro]

tbh me never expect this sort of acc to happen here :/
yes, accs does happens here now & then but not this kind

Huh what u talking? Workplace lapses resulting in deaths happen all the time in SG.

 

[deathan9el]

Huh what u talking? Workplace lapses resulting in deaths happen all the time in SG.

this kind as in concrete stuff topple over on another motorist

 

[Chalkycliffs]

hmm.. final destination 2 got the scenes i think

The bouncing timber logs...

 

[Chalkycliffs]

this kind as in concrete stuff topple over on another motorist

I've seen a whole sheet of metal rebar mesh slide off the back of the trailer - the strap/s broke when the vehicle made a turn.

The whole mesh sheet slid off, landed on the road.

No body injured.

Imagine this falling off and landing on a passing car/motocycle/pedestrian...

All the sharp pointy ends - get skewered like BBQ chicken wing...

 

[wwenze]

Please hire more min wage workers... and hope the next worker gives a shet about his job...

 

[Chalkycliffs]

A few years back, had one local incident where a private charter bus with international school students onboard got hit by loose construction building material being transported...

Can't remember exact details...

 

[pushtopen]

Actually it is less about the driving than about getting the securing of the cargo right in the first place, which lazy workers may skip the proper steps to save time.

imo, it's frankly impossible for it to slide off if due care was taken during driving

takes a special kind of skill for it to slide off unless ebrake or drift

no physicist but even if it was secured incorrectly, the added weight should make it close to impossible to slide off in normal conditions if due care was taken

 

[Sibeihaolian]

Whenver I see trucks, big vehicle etc.. I stay far far from them..

Yep, even if keep a safe distance behind them, still may get hit/splatter with debris or dirt kicked up by their tires…

 

[AUTUMN&WINTER]

RIP. Namo Amituofo. Always stay far far away from trucks that carry massive loads.

 

[howyoulikethat]

never drive/ride near these trucks.

recently somebody got crushed by a container in msia

 

[Lchlch]

Rest in peace...
I hope tp mandate such big trucks must drive at the left lane with speed limit.