This happened on 25 March 2011
Heard about this from Ubin villagers. Text message from Ubin regular confirmed the tragic news.
“China gal falling fr cycling at jln batu Ubin adjacent to ah lian durian plt down sloop [slope] chinese cemetery….she dies two day ago.”
Bike crashes is common in Ubin. There are many day trippers who ended their fun in Ubin prematurely.
Slopes seen in the above picture looks gentle but deceiving. The road bump at the bottom is effective only on four wheelers. Inexperienced cyclists lose control instead and there was one death reported on similar slopes like this.
After the hard uphill ride, one looks forward to the adrenaline rush and coasting downhill. But Ubin roads and tracks were built during village days. The roads follows ridges and skirt around quarries and mangrove swamps in sharp turns.
Slow down. Work the brakes as soon as you go downhill. This is the only time to stop the bike with your feet if the brakes are not working, which is also is why you should test ride before you rent them. Learn to apply enough force without locking the brakes. Coasting downhill without using brakes causes the most accidents. Obey warning signs at danger spots and dismount and push the bike. There are less falls during rainy days in Ubin when people tend to be more careful.
During Public Holidays Ubin Police Coast Guard have their hands full ferrying injured riders. There was a recent accident that was so bad the cyclist was not moved until a doctor examined him at the scene.
Ubin van drivers will happily point out the spot where Medicorp DJ Dennis Chew fell. Accident happened in May 2007. He had abrasions on his face, his left arm broken in two places, four chipped teeth and another tooth missing. Link
Here is another eyewitness story
There was an horrific accident; we cycled down a muddy track and a small group of young people were gathered next to a young woman whom had fallen off her bike. She had a very nasty head injury (no helmet) and there was a huge pool of blood coming from her head.
We were unable to assist as we have no first aid experience (must do something about that) and her friends were calling the rescue services on their mobiles.
We cycled to a nearby refreshment stand and we noticed that it took 30 mins for the Pulau Ubin police to drive to the accident spot.
Quite some time later (about 75 mins I think) we were at the jetty to get the ferry back to Changi; the young lady was on a stretcher and the paramedics had to drop her down into the police patrol boat.
I do hope she will be OK…..my spouse thinks she must have cracked her skull open..
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