Man loses control of car after sneezing, crashes into road divider

SINGAPORE: A 66-year-old man lost control of his vehicle while sneezing, which caused him to crash into the road divider along Lorong 1 Toa Payoh on Thursday (April 19) afternoon.

Retiree Abdul Rahman Hassan told The Straits Times he was on his way to fetch his three-year-old granddaughter from her kindergarten in Upper Thomson Road when the accident occurred near Braddell MRT station at around 12.40pm.

Abdul Rahman's blue Subara Impreza was badly damaged, but was not injured. No other cars were involved.

A lamp post was dislodged by the crash, while debris from the car was strewn over two lanes of the road.

He said: "I had a loud sneeze and then I realised I hit the divider and lamp post. I was not scared. Accidents can happen.

"Anyway my car will need to be scrapped next year. If I can't repair it I will just scrap it."

Sales executive Muhammad Hafiz Khamzah, 21, was making a U-turn at the road junction when he heard a loud crash.

"It was so scary when I heard the crash. My heart stopped. But luckily the uncle is okay," he said.

ST has contacted the police for comment. – The Straits Times/Asia News Network