It seems like decades ago that personal mobility devices (PMDs) were banned on footpaths, when in reality it happened in late 2019.
At the time, our biggest worry was getting crashed into by a speeding PMD every time we stepped out of our houses.
Our concerns have changed a little since then (cough, COVID-19, cough).
Even though we have to grapple with all the anxieties and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears that we’re not as safe from speeding PMDs as we thought.
Elderly Man Left With Bloody Face After Being Allegedly Hit By E-Scooter At Whampoa Void Deck
An elderly man was left with a broken nose and a bloody face after he was allegedly hit by an e-scooter.
A video of the aftermath of the incident was uploaded to the Facebook page SG Road Vigilante.
You can check out said video here, but be warned that it’s not for the fainthearted: it is pretty bloody.
In the video, the elderly man can be seen sitting on the floor dabbing at his bloody face with tissue paper. Blood stains can also be seen on the floor beside him.
An passerby who noticed that the man was on the floor bleeding stopped to help the elderly man.
He wiped the man’s bloody face with tissue paper and the victim thanked him.
The man’s face mask was soaked with blood, and large pool of blood was seen on the floor, presumably where the man had fallen down.
What Happened
According to the passerby who stopped to help, he was passing by a HDB block in Jalan Tenteram in Whampoa when he saw the elderly man on the floor.
The bridge of his nose was cracked, and the man’s face was covered with blood, he said.
The passerby asked the man what had happened, but the man couldn’t remember what caused his injuries. At the time, he also had trouble remembering his family members’ numbers.
An ambulance was called in, and the elderly man, who turned out to be 80-years-old, was ferried to Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH).
Suspected Hit-and-Run
Speaking to Lianhe Zaobao, the passerby said that a boy later approached him and claimed that he witnessed an e-scooter colliding with the victim.
Since no e-scooters could be seen in the area, the passerby suspected it was a hit-and-run.
The one thing the elderly man does remember, is falling face down when he got injured.
For those who don’t know, PMDs have been banned on public footpaths since 5 Nov, 2019, and are only allowed on cycling and park connector network paths.
While many grumbled about the ban at the time, incidents like this prove that such restrictions are certainly necessary.
Feature Image: Facebook (SG Road Vigilante – SGRV)
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