Junella Ang - Minibus Crash : 10 hurt; all had no belts

A group of 10 Chinese nationals were injured yesterday morning(23rd june) when the minibus they were in slammed into the back of a truck. One worker was knocked out cold by the impact but regained conciousness later. A second broke his nose. The 10 workers were taken to the Singapore General Hospital; 8 were treated for minor injuries. The crashed occured on the East Coast Parkway at 8.45am. After the minibus had hit the truck, a taxi crashed into it . This carsh renewed calls for seat belts to be fitted in all minibuses. The appeals began in April, when schoolboy Russell Koh, eight was killed after being flung out of a minibus which had collided with two cars. The Transport Ministry acted last month, ordering that new school vans must come with seat belts.



Personal View : As usual safety comes first before everything. Therefore, seat belts are needed in every vehicle that we sit . But yet come to think of it, even with seat belts attached to vehicles like taxi; cars etc .. People still do not put on their seat belts when they are on ride as they think it is unnesscessary for them to do it. They feel they will not be so unlucky to meet with an accident during this short ride to their destination .But I feel that it is important for everyone to put safety before their "laziness" and "convinence" as it may lead to a drastic situation that they will never be able to foresee. It is better to be safe than sorry. The government should also make it a must to put on the seat belts. With seat belts on, it can also minimise the injuries and impact on the victims' who get into an accident.