Girl narrowly escapes serious accident after dashing across road in Marina Bay

SINGAPORE: A young girl had a close brush with danger in Marina Bay last Saturday (Nov 1) after running across a busy road and almost getting hit by oncoming traffic.

The incident happened along Commerce Street at around 2:49 p.m. and was caught on a vehicle’s dashcam. The footage was later uploaded to the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page.

In the video, several lorries could be seen lined up in the opposite lane. As a cyclist rode along the road divider to overtake them, a girl carrying a pink backpack suddenly appeared from between two of the lorries and ran straight across the road without looking.

The unexpected dash shocked both the cyclist and the driver of the car, recording the footage, forcing them to brake hard. The screech of tyres could be heard as one of the passengers shouted, “Oh my god!”.

The girl managed to make it across safely and continued running towards Marina One without looking back. Inside the car, the driver could be heard saying, “I could have hit her,” while another passenger added, “That was so close.” A third voice chimed in, frustrated: “What is wrong with these people?”

The clip has since drawn plenty of reactions online. Many netizens expressed relief that no one was hurt, but some also urged parents to remind their children about road safety.

“One life lost is too many, especially for the driver,” one commenter wrote.

Others praised the quick reflexes of both the driver and the cyclist for managing to stop in time. Another user, trying to lighten the mood, called the girl a “survivor” for somehow making it past the lorry, bicycle, and car in one piece.