Cockroach behind Jurong East Central car crash?
A 61-year-old woman saw a cockroach crawling inside her car while driving, after which she panicked and crashed her red Mazda into one end of an overbridge in Jurong East Central of Singapore.
The bizarre incident happened on Friday, January 26 and soon the photos of the accident went viral on Facebook. In the images, it showed that the car was mounted on the pavement and the front bumper of the car was heavily damaged as the woman hit the railings of the bridge's staircase.
When the local police received the news they took immediate action and went to Jurong East Central, towards Science Centre Road at around 7:30 am.
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Singapore woman crashed her car
A 61-year-old woman saw a cockroach crawling inside her car while driving, after which she panicked and crashed her red Mazda into one end of an overbridge in Jurong East Central of Singapore.
The bizarre incident happened on Friday, January 26 and soon the photos of the accident went viral on Facebook. In the images, it showed that the car was mounted on the pavement and the front bumper of the car was heavily damaged as the woman hit the railings of the bridge's staircase.
When the local police received the news they took immediate action and went to Jurong East Central, towards Science Centre Road at around 7:30 am.
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Woman crashes car into overhead bridge after being startled by cockroach
The driver is said to have been startled by a cockroach while driving. (foto: Facebook/Jeff Jeff)
A 61-yr-old woman crashed her car into the staircase of an overhead bridge in Jurong East after spotting a cockroach in her car.
Pictures circulating online show a red Mazda mounted on a kerb with a badly damaged front bumper.
According to the police, they were alerted at 7:30am on Friday (Jan 26) to the incident along Jurong East Central towards Science Centre Road.
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Singapore woman crashes car into overhead bridge after seeing cockroach in vehicle
The woman who was alone in the car is said to have received a shock after she spotted the cockroach and crashed her vehicle - Representational Image Wikimedia Commons
A 61-year-old woman crashed her car into an overhead bridge in Singapore after the sight of a cockroach in her vehicle gave her a fright on Friday (26 January).
The woman was believed to have been alone in the car. On spotting the cockroach, she lost control of the red Mazda leading to the crash.
In a similar incident in 2014 in New Zealand, a woman is said to have got distracted by a cockroach on the dashboard of her car and crashed it into oncoming traffic, Coconuts website reported.
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A cockroach is to blame for causing a woman to crash her car into an overhead bridge in Jurong East
Another day, another unfortunate accident on the roads — a wrecked red Mazda that mounted a kerb and crashed into the staircase of an overhead bridge was photographed in Jurong East last Friday.
It’s an image of a typical collision that would go viral on social media, and it did. But really though, the bigger story here is how it happened — and it was all thanks to a little cockroach.
As far as crash-causing cockroaches go, its New Zealand cousin had a bigger body count back in 2014. Another roach was to blame for a three-car collision in the Western Bay of Plenty District when a woman got distracted by one that scurried across her dashboard before she crashed into oncoming traffic.
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'Officer, the cockroach caused the crash'
Crash on turret Rd involving three cars. Photo/John Borren
A cockroach has been blamed for causing a three-car collision on Turret Rd and sending two people to Tauranga Hospital.
Two people were taken to hospital with minor to moderate injuries after yesterday's 1.30pm crash.
A woman travelling east told police she became distracted by a cockroach scurrying across her dashboard before she crashed into oncoming traffic.
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Fabrications About The PAP 26 January at 18:30
How can this happen?
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Cockroach Concern
A parent is worried after she says her kid has been seeing cockroaches around school.
The parent did not want her name or face on camera, but says her kid saw the roaches running around classrooms and in lockers at Jefferson Elementary School.
The Coles County Public Health Department says they didn't see any live cockroaches in the kitchen or serving area when they checked Monday, but the concerned parent says the school secretary told her she saw some as well. Now she wants other parents to know.
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Cars and cockroaches
I’ve heard about cockroaches in cars but mostly in large hot cities closer to the equator. Recently I had a client call, claiming that there were cockroaches scampering about on the floor and seats of their car. Not one to say no to a customer problems, I approached the situation with a little scepticism.
Well lo and behold; the car interior was a recycling bin for every fast food restaurant around. There weren’t just one or two cockroaches but dozens, so in short order I took care of the infestation. No secret here, cockroaches are food-lovers and leaving any food, crumbs, wrappers or pop cans is enough to attract them to your vehicle.
So if you don’t want to be carrying around extra six-legged passengers, then here are a few suggestions:
- Avoid eating in your car but if it can’t be avoided then it is important to clean-up afterwards.
- Clean, disinfect, vacuum and de-clutter the car often, especially the carpets and in-between car seats.
- Avoid parking near sewage drains and garbage dumpsters.
- Before leaving the car, ensure that windows, doors and air vents are closed.
- Avoid using pesticides and gels for cockroaches rather cockroach traps are most effective and safer.
- Cockroaches are active at night, so if you see them during the day then the infestation is likely extreme.
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