GetGo Car Mishap: Door-Open Debacle Causes Injury in Bukit Panjang Parking Fiasco
In another instalment to the Driving-With-Doors-Open Saga, a recent incident in Bukit Panjang saw a GetGo car-sharing vehicle causing injury to a man when it accidentally reversed into a parking lot with the driver-side door still open.
The incident occurred at Block 259A Bangkit Road on December 16, prompting the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) to respond to a call for assistance at around 12:20PM.
In a video uploaded to the Facebook gossip page Tiagong, the Hyundai car-sharing vehicle’s front door had been twisted at an acute angle likely due to an attempt to reverse into a parking lot next to a carpark ramp.
The damaged car door and the low barrier with visible markings adjacent to the ramp can be observed in the video and photos from the incident.
The footage ends with a man wearing a face mask sitting on the ground in a daze, suggesting possible injuries, while a woman renders assistance.
The injured man was subsequently taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
Older HDB carparks like that of Bangkit Road are especially notorious for having extremely narrow driveways, tight corners and smaller parking lots.
Over the years, multiple forums and even Reddit threads have been dedicated to warning fellow drivers about different difficult carparks across the island after their own misadventures.
While these spaces are especially unfriendly to bigger cars, admittedly, the car in question isn’t that big…
In the comments section of the video, netizens discuss the possible reasons behind the incident.
Mostly, they were wincing at the potentially massive financial damages the driver has to foot in order to repair the damaged vehicle.
While some netizens were sympathetic over his plight, others were a bit more critical.
Some comments speculate that the driver may have been utilising an old-school method of reverse-parking, which requires the driver to open his door to periodically check and ensure that he is parking within the lines.
These same comments also question why the man felt the need to do so, when most modern cars come with built-in cameras and sensors to assist drivers throughout the parking process.
(But I mean, he does look like an elderly man lah, must give chance a bit…)
In response to queries, GetGo addressed the incident by stating that they were alerted when the driver contacted their hotline, and confirmed that the vehicle was accidentally reversed with the door open.
The company is actively cooperating with the user, providing necessary support to resolve the situation.
Despite this, GetGo did not disclose the identity of the driver involved.