Vehicle component comes loose on expressway, causing damage to cars including a Porsche
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It was a long night for one Porsche owner after he unwittingly ran over a drive shaft that had fallen on an expressway.The incident occurred just after midnight on Saturday (Dec 20) along the Seletar Expressway towards the Central Expressway, reported Shin MiVehicle component comes loose on expressway, causing damage to cars including a Porsche
It was a long night for one Porsche owner after he unwittingly ran over a drive shaft that had fallen on an expressway.The incident occurred just after midnight on Saturday (Dec 20) along the Seletar Expressway towards the Central Expressway, reported Shin Min Daily News.The Porsche owner, surnamed Lin, told the Chinese evening daily that he did not have time to avoid the accident.«I wasn't driving very fast, at about 90kmh, but because it was so sudden, I couldn't avoid it,» said the 61-year-old.When he pulled over, Lin saw two cars stopped along the road shoulder ahead. He added that three or four more vehicles similarly ran over the drive shaft.The car's right tyres were punctured, and the rims damaged.According to a photo taken by Lin, the drive shaft was later moved to the side of the road and his car towed to the nearest carpark.The man added that an affected car owner had spoken to a lorry driver at the carpark, who reportedly admitted that the drive shaft had fallen off the lorry. Read more
