A 35-year-old domestic helper who was injured after being hit by a car in Sembawang has returned to Myanmar for treatment, reportedly because she could not afford surgery locally.
Speaking to Shin Min Daily News at Changi Airport on Saturday (July 25), the woman, who wished to be known only as Myat, said she had been in Singapore for less than six months and had resigned from her job three days before the July 23 accident.
The accident occurred on Thursday at Wellington Circle in Sembawang, near Block 508B Wellington Circle, when she was struck by a car and her leg became trapped beneath the vehicle.
Recounting the accident, Myat told Shin Min Daily News that she was walking when she saw a car parked along the road.
“I thought the car would not move, so I crossed the road. I did not expect it to suddenly turn and run over my right leg,” she said, adding that she felt intense pain and was unable to move after her leg became trapped.Â
Her right leg was pinned under the car’s wheel for about 20 minutes before Singapore Civil Defence Force officers arrived and used hydraulic rescue equipment to free her.
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