What would you do if you come across an accident? While some would step forward to help, few would offer to drive those affected to their destinations.
First-term MP Cai Yinzhou (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) found himself in this situation at about 4.05pm on Saturday (May 16) while driving along the West Coast Highway.
Dashcam footage shared by Cai shows three people standing by the roadside in front of a tanker truck and a white private-hire vehicle (PHV).
Cai wrote in the caption: “Stopped by an accident at West Coast Highway, offered to pick up stranded PHV passengers in the rain.”
@asiaone First-term MP Cai Yinzhou (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) came across an accident, involving a PHV car and tanker truck, along West Coast Highway on Saturday (May 16). He decided to render assistance as he felt it was unsafe for the PHV’s passengers to be waiting there. They turn out to be his residents. #sgnews #Singapore #Accident #Kindness ♬ original sound – AsiaOne
And the encounter had a twist. It turned out the trio are residents of his Toa Payoh Central constituency.
Speaking to AsiaOne on Sunday, Cai said he was on his way to pick up his wife after a People’s Association event at the National Community Leadership Institute in Buona Vista when he came across the accident.
Asked why he chose to stop, especially since the highway is frequently used by heavy vehicles, Cai said he had slowed down to assess the situation first.
“It was raining the entire day and it seemed dangerous for the three of them to stand by the roadside. I thought that transporting them off to a place of safety was the least I could do.
