An Accident

A van knocked my car from the back when I was in the filter lane this afternoon. I bumped my head after the impact. I felt giddy, weak and shocked. I could not even move my car to the side to avoid holding up other vehicles on the road.

While waiting for the police and ambulence to arrive, I was totally confused. I wish somebody could stop his or her car, to lend me a helping hand or some advice. I wish some passer-by could stop and ask if I needed any help; but some simply continued walking or stared from far; at me and my badly damaged boot. What kind of society we are living in?

The police came; took down both drivers' particulars. The ambulence came and I was ushered politely and gently onto it. The ride was not an interesting one. It was quite rough and bumpy. It made me feel even more giddy and sick. I left my car with the police whom later called the Traffic Police to tow away. I simply could not drive it to the workshop after the shock

I was in A&E department of NUH shortly. It was an agony of waiting; waiting to see the doctor; waiting to make payment, waiting to collect my prescription and finally waiting to take a cab home.

I spent more than 2 hours waiting in the A&E. I count as a blessing that I could afford to wait that long which means I was not seriously injuried. The consultation was probably less than ten minutes. The A&E was crowded with patients. The cost was $80 which was cheap at all.

I would not be driving for quite some time.