$220k in motor repairs: Woman's car gets struck by lightning after she parks it beside tree in Upper Thomson
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Almost eight months after her car was damaged by a thunderstorm, one woman still hasn't managed to get it back. The woman, surnamed Ye, told Shin Min Daily News that she and her husband drove their Lexus ES300 to her sister's house at Upper Thomson for$220k in motor repairs: Woman's car gets struck by lightning after she parks it beside tree in Upper Thomson
Almost eight months after her car was damaged by a thunderstorm, one woman still hasn't managed to get it back. The woman, surnamed Ye, told Shin Min Daily News that she and her husband drove their Lexus ES300 to her sister's house at Upper Thomson for a gathering on Nov 16 last year. She purchased the car in December 2019 for $210,000, and used the vehicle mainly to send her grandchild to school. Her husband parked the vehicle near a playground along Springleaf Avenue near her sister's house, said the 64-year-old. At about 2.30pm, there was a thunderstorm which lasted for an hour. When the couple went to retrieve their car after the storm, they realised the car's door was stuck. The car also couldn't start, and one of the airbags had exploded. Ye called a car repair shop which sent a mechanic down to start the car but the latter was unable to do so. Their car had to be towed away. About two weeks later, Ye received an email from Lexus Singapore informing her that the car was damaged by an act of nature, and that was beyond the manufacturer's control. Read more