TikTok user @buffbaby88 shared a video on 22 October about her harrowing ordeals being stuck in the traffic jam at Tuas Checkpoint.
Speaking to MustShareNews, Jeynelle Ng shared that she had started her journey at 5.30am in the morning but after she had passed the Tuas Checkpoint, traffic came to a standstill.
She added that the checkpoint was jammed because there were many visitors going home for the Deepavali long weekend.
Several of the visitors alighted from their vehicles to use the toilet because of the jam, but there were no toilets nearby.
They asked for directions to the nearest restroom from the customs booth, but soon a crowd formed and officers started turning people away.
At first, only those who were “urgent” were let in, but the woman added that soon everyone was turned away.
It got to a point where she had to trek 2km to use a toilet, which comprised of a single cubicle situated near the Malaysia checkpoint.
The cubicle was initially locked and there were soldiers who refused to let people use them because of the burgeoning crowd.
A man then got impatient and kicked down the door to unlock it, and the authorities then let the visitors use the toilet after being left with no choice.
Others resorted to urinating by the roadside due to the crowd.
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