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72岁高龄德士司机驾驶中疑晕厥 误踩油门撞死路人

by Yee Loon
25/03/2019
in 健康, 新闻, 时事, 社区, 视频, 退休
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上周五(22日)傍晚,在女皇大道和惹兰红山交界处,发生一起不幸车祸—  一名72岁仍在维持生计的老德士司机,在驾驶中疑突然晕厥,混乱中误踩油门,结果失控闯红灯,撞上路人酿1死1伤惨剧。

据了解,涉事的SMRT德士司机正接受警方调查,医生也在检查其昏迷的起因。根据家属告知媒体,司机肝脏和肚子似乎出了问题,导致血压降低,但目前还在检查中,仍等待进一步结果。

事故是发生在22日傍晚7时,根据交通资讯脸书专页SG Road Vigilante的视频,德士曾一度停下,却在绿灯转红之后,开始加速超越右边的轿车后转弯,当时反方向的车道为绿灯,不少车辆正在行驶,见状纷纷紧急刹车。

虽然德士闪过来往车辆,却在转弯时装上过马路路人。警方初步调查显示,原来德士司机在出事前就已失去意识。

有目击者透露,德士当时在他前方,忽然停在半路,他超车时看到,有德士乘客好像在帮忙施援,以及控制方向盘,但德士不知何故忽然就加速前进。

德士上当时有三名乘客,相信是前座乘客在司机昏厥时帮忙控制方向盘。后座乘客则摇下车窗求救和警示其他道路使用者。相信是在慌忙中,司机的脚仍踩在油门,所以车子无法停止而继续加速。

警方发言人透露,72岁的德士司机和两名年龄分别为32岁和66岁的女路人被送往国大医院救治,66岁伤者最终伤重不治。他们在德士失控时,其中一名被撞飞,而死者则先是落在德士挡风镜,在翻落在地。

德士司机昏迷被送入加护病房,醒来才得知造成车祸。

医生指长时间驾驶已疲劳

在两周前(3月10日),一个类似的个案也发生在另一名康福德高德士司机身上,他行驶在东海岸高速公路时,途中突然晕厥。车子曾失控并两次擦撞路堤,但随后放慢车速,乘客乘机下车求救。至于司机则尝试慢慢行驶离开大道,并向公司求救前往医院送医。

对于上述行驶中突然昏睡或晕厥的个案,医生提醒假设司机国度劳累、有酒精影响或吃过药而感到昏昏欲睡,都会影响司机的专注力和构成危险。长途行驶中,睡眠和充足的休息很重要,哪怕只是中途短暂小休片刻。

新加坡安全驾驶中心培训经理借乐佩雷拉则告诉媒体,尤其是靠载客维生的德士司机,经常面对因长时间驾驶导致的疲劳。

高龄仍在讨生活成狮城常态

事实上,因为本地专才PMET近年面对裁员潮,许多被裁员国人不得不转职,驾驶私召车或德士来维持生计。他们即使超时工作,也无法应对新加坡日益增长的生活开销。

诚如本社此前报导的一名个案,他原本是收入可观的营销经理,2009年被裁员后辗转成为德士司机,每天要开14-16个小时的车。每周花在路上的时间,几乎达到80-100小时。

已婚的他,还有两个孩子要养。被裁员前他月薪达到7千元,但如今每月只能赚取约两千元的收入。

被裁员后的首半年对他也不好过,他感到忧郁、觉得被背叛、丧失自我认同和无助。他从没想过最终开德士成为全职工作。这期间他还曾面对心脏病发,所幸活了下来。

 

 

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