An AETOS auxiliary police officer who was on his motorcycle, was hit by a car on 23 July near his home at Yishun and is now in a coma inside the intensive care unit (ICU), according to The Straits Times.
The accident
On that Sunday morning, Mr. Azrian set out on his motorcycle for a day of fishing with his wife’s father, according to SG Road Vigilante on Facebook.
As Mr. Azrian was riding his motorcycle along Yishun Avenue 1, a sudden collision with a white Honda Civic threw him off his bike, leaving him motionless on the ground.
The impact was so severe that he slipped into unconsciousness, needing immediate medical attention.
The incident was captured on camera by a concerned bystander and posted on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page. The video revealed the sequence of events leading to the accident.
As the footage played, it showed Mr. Azrian’s motorcycle and the white car moving along the road the traffic. When they approached the traffic junction, the car abruptly collided with the motorcycle, causing Mr. Azrian to lose control and fall.
The white car, without stopping to check on the injured rider, drove away from the scene before stopping further ahead.
Fortunately, a fellow motorcyclist witnessed the incident and rushed to aid Mr. Azrian. The footage showed this good Samaritan attending to the injured officer as he lay on the ground, motionless.
Mr. Azrian was transported to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, where he was unconscious and slipped into a coma, and he also had to go through two emergency surgeries to remove the blood clots in his brain.
The police have also since apprehended the 59-year-old male driver of the white Honda Civic responsible for the collision and is facing charges of careless driving resulting in grievous hurt.
At the time of writing, police investigations into the accident are underway.