Lucky Plaza accident: Two victims in hospital now in stable condition
SINGAPORE — Two of the Filipino workers involved in the fatal Lucky Plaza accident are still undergoing treatment, but are now stable, the Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) said in a Facebook post on Sunday (Jan 12).
The accident, which took place on Dec 29, claimed the lives of two women and injured four others.
The two deceased are Abigail Danao Leste and Arlyn Picar Nucos.
Among the four injured were Ms Arceli Picar Nucos, who is Arlyn's sister. Two others are cousins Egnal Layugan Limbauan and Demet Limbauan Limbauan. The fourth injured victim is Ms Laila Flores Laudencia.
All six women are domestic workers from the Philippines working in Singapore.
Ms Arceli Nucos and Ms Egnal Limbauan, who are still in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, “have been moved to the normal wards”, CDE chairman Yeo Guat Kwang said.
“Both have been through extensive medical treatments and we ask for your continued prayers, and give them privacy and time while they embark on their rehabilitation and recovery journey,” Mr Yeo added.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lucky-plaza-accident-two-victims-hospital-now-stable-condition
Fatal Lucky Plaza accident highlights lack of public places for migrant workers
Before Lucky Plaza became a popular hangout for Filipino maids, there was "Gulong Park", where they gathered on weekends.For more than a decade, the field behind Orchard MRT station where Ion Orchard now sits was a prime spot for Filipino maids to meet."Gulong" in Tagalog means "to roll around", hence the maids' name for the place."Maids went there for picnics and also to meet their boyfriends," says Madam Leonila Incillo."Back then, Lucky Plaza wasn't so crowded. But more and more shops selling Filipino food and products opened at the mall and so more Filipinos headed there."The 62-year-old is among the 1,365 Filipinos who had set foot in Singapore to work as maids in 1995.There were already close to 100,000 foreign maids working here then - a number which climbed to 227,100 in 2015 and then to 250,000 today.In 2015, there were about 70,000 Filipino maids here. Since then, the number has climbed to 80,000, estimates Philippine Embassy in Singapore's labour attache Saul T. De Vries.Yet, it seems public spaces for these workers have failed to grow in tandem - with many settling for pavements outside Lucky Plaza to spend their days off - until last Sunday's horrific accident, when a car rammed into a group picnicking on a pavement, killing two maids.It was the same spot where Madam Incillo would meet her 30-year-old daughter, who came here to work as a maid last year, for breakfast or lunch every Sunday."Now, I realise it's not safe. I used to think it was the safest place. What happened really opened my eyes. I was wrong, we really shouldn't be sitting beside the road," she says, recalling how her daughter was shopping in Lucky Plaza when the tragedy occurred outside. Madam Incillo says: "We used to gather inside the mall. But we were accused of overcrowding the mall and were chased out. This happened many years ago."In 1998, Lucky Plaza management was reported to have chased away Filipino maids, accusing them of vandalising the building.The management said the Sunday crowd, which could swell to 10,000, was a threat to safety, adding that the crowd blocked fire escapes, walkways and escalators.In a circular to shop owners, the management said the "cleanup" was necessary.Madam Incillo says: "So we had to move to the sidewalks outside Lucky Plaza. Many of us went opposite to Wisma Atria and outside Orchard MRT."Very quickly, Filipinos set up makeshift stalls outside Lucky Plaza, providing manicure and pedicure services to fellow Filipino workers. There were also massage services, and some were selling clothes. The sidewalks were turned into a mini flea market on weekends."
A gentle reminder to all: be sensitive and respectful when sharing your thoughts in this thread. Anyone caught spewing xenophobic shit will be banned and thrown out immediately.
Two women injured in Lucky Plaza accident discharged from hospital
SINGAPORE: Two of the women who were injured in the Lucky Plaza accident on Sunday have been discharged from hospital, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Manpower) Low Yen Ling on Monday (Dec 30).
In a Facebook post, Ms Low extended her sympathies to the families of the victims of the car crash, which killed two and injured four.
All the victims were Filipino domestic workers.
Ms Arlyn Nocus, 50, and Ms Abigail Leste, 41, died in the accident. Arlyn's sister, 56-year-old Arceli was seriously injured and is still warded in hospital along with Ms Egnal Limbauan, 43.
Two of the victims, Ms Laila Laudencia, 44, and Ms Demet Limbauan, 37, have been discharged.
SINGAPORE - Two female pedestrians were killed and several left injured after a car crashed onto a side road at Lucky Plaza in Orchard Road on Sunday (Dec 29) afternoon.Several eyewitnesses told The Straits Times that the car had crashed through a metal railing and landed on the side road next to the mall, hitting several people in the process.When contacted, the police said they were alerted at 4.58pm to an accident involving a car and six female pedestrians, aged between 29 and 43, along Orchard Road."Two pedestrians, aged 29 and 35, were unconscious when conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital where they later died from their injuries. Four pedestrians, aged 30 to 43, were conveyed conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital."The 64-year-old male driver was arrested for dangerous driving causing death. Police investigations are ongoing."The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call at about 5pm requesting assistance at 304 Orchard Road, and dispatched five ambulances. It said six casualties were sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, with four of them suffering serious injuries. ST understands that all six are Filipinas.
Lucky Plaza accident: Two victims in hospital now in stable condition
SINGAPORE — Two of the Filipino workers involved in the fatal Lucky Plaza accident are still undergoing treatment, but are now stable, the Centre for Domestic Employees (CDE) said in a Facebook post on Sunday (Jan 12).
The accident, which took place on Dec 29, claimed the lives of two women and injured four others.
The two deceased are Abigail Danao Leste and Arlyn Picar Nucos.
Among the four injured were Ms Arceli Picar Nucos, who is Arlyn's sister. Two others are cousins Egnal Layugan Limbauan and Demet Limbauan Limbauan. The fourth injured victim is Ms Laila Flores Laudencia.
All six women are domestic workers from the Philippines working in Singapore.
Ms Arceli Nucos and Ms Egnal Limbauan, who are still in Tan Tock Seng Hospital, “have been moved to the normal wards”, CDE chairman Yeo Guat Kwang said.
“Both have been through extensive medical treatments and we ask for your continued prayers, and give them privacy and time while they embark on their rehabilitation and recovery journey,” Mr Yeo added.
Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/lucky-plaza-accident-two-victims-hospital-now-stable-condition
Kudos to the SG authorities for being so efficient in restoring the damaged railings.
Pinoys create makeshift memorial at accident site liao.
Bloody unsightly, dirty and noisy. No wonder Sinkies have been avoiding Orchard Road on weekends this past decade.
Fatal Lucky Plaza accident highlights lack of public places for migrant workers
Before Lucky Plaza became a popular hangout for Filipino maids, there was "Gulong Park", where they gathered on weekends. For more than a decade, the field behind Orchard MRT station where Ion Orchard now sits was a prime spot for Filipino maids to meet. "Gulong" in Tagalog means "to roll around", hence the maids' name for the place. "Maids went there for picnics and also to meet their boyfriends," says Madam Leonila Incillo. "Back then, Lucky Plaza wasn't so crowded. But more and more shops selling Filipino food and products opened at the mall and so more Filipinos headed there." The 62-year-old is among the 1,365 Filipinos who had set foot in Singapore to work as maids in 1995. There were already close to 100,000 foreign maids working here then - a number which climbed to 227,100 in 2015 and then to 250,000 today. In 2015, there were about 70,000 Filipino maids here. Since then, the number has climbed to 80,000, estimates Philippine Embassy in Singapore's labour attache Saul T. De Vries. Yet, it seems public spaces for these workers have failed to grow in tandem - with many settling for pavements outside Lucky Plaza to spend their days off - until last Sunday's horrific accident, when a car rammed into a group picnicking on a pavement, killing two maids. It was the same spot where Madam Incillo would meet her 30-year-old daughter, who came here to work as a maid last year, for breakfast or lunch every Sunday. "Now, I realise it's not safe. I used to think it was the safest place. What happened really opened my eyes. I was wrong, we really shouldn't be sitting beside the road," she says, recalling how her daughter was shopping in Lucky Plaza when the tragedy occurred outside. Madam Incillo says: "We used to gather inside the mall. But we were accused of overcrowding the mall and were chased out. This happened many years ago." In 1998, Lucky Plaza management was reported to have chased away Filipino maids, accusing them of vandalising the building. The management said the Sunday crowd, which could swell to 10,000, was a threat to safety, adding that the crowd blocked fire escapes, walkways and escalators. In a circular to shop owners, the management said the "cleanup" was necessary. Madam Incillo says: "So we had to move to the sidewalks outside Lucky Plaza. Many of us went opposite to Wisma Atria and outside Orchard MRT. "Very quickly, Filipinos set up makeshift stalls outside Lucky Plaza, providing manicure and pedicure services to fellow Filipino workers. There were also massage services, and some were selling clothes. The sidewalks were turned into a mini flea market on weekends."
More at https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/manpower/fatal-accident-highlights-need-for-safe-spaces-for-migrant-workers
154 shit times headlines: Pinoy maids killed outside Lucky Plaza because we don't supply them with sufficient public places
Check out this petition created by some utterly moronic PMD rider LMFAO
S’pore Man Creates Petition To Ban Cars Here For 6 Months After Lucky Plaza Accident
PMD riders are saltier than a french fry in the dead sea at the moment.
So salty that they’re willing to use a horrific accident to promote their personal agenda.
A Singaporean man has started a petition calling for cars to be banned from Singapore roads for six months.
Now when you first read this sentence you were probably like
But then you read “PMD rider” and you were like
This strange petition was started on 31 Dec 2019 by Kelvin Ho, a man you’ve probably seen before.
More at https://goodyfeed.com/spore-man-creates-petition-to-ban-cars-here-for-6-months-after-lucky-plaza-accident/
Funeral wakes held for the two victims who died in the Lucky Plaza car accident:
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/emotions-run-high-dozens-gather-mourn-lucky-plaza-crash-victims
A gentle reminder to all: be sensitive and respectful when sharing your thoughts in this thread. Anyone caught spewing xenophobic shit will be banned and thrown out immediately.
Two women injured in Lucky Plaza accident discharged from hospital
SINGAPORE: Two of the women who were injured in the Lucky Plaza accident on Sunday have been discharged from hospital, said Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Manpower) Low Yen Ling on Monday (Dec 30).
In a Facebook post, Ms Low extended her sympathies to the families of the victims of the car crash, which killed two and injured four.
All the victims were Filipino domestic workers.
Ms Arlyn Nocus, 50, and Ms Abigail Leste, 41, died in the accident. Arlyn's sister, 56-year-old Arceli was seriously injured and is still warded in hospital along with Ms Egnal Limbauan, 43.
Two of the victims, Ms Laila Laudencia, 44, and Ms Demet Limbauan, 37, have been discharged.
More at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/lucky-plaza-accident-two-victims-discharged-hospital-12220418
Lucky Plaza accident from security cameras:
Day after Lucky Plaza accident:
Written by the victim's sis:
Think this was posted moments before the accident:
Another potential GRAB saga brewing at HWZ forums:
https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/cars-cars-204/grab-go-jek-driver-lip-lai-part-12-a-6148752-618.html
Hmm were the victims having a picnic on the footpath next to the road?
Video of how it happened:
https://www.facebook.com/100009230834010/posts/2463585497292454/
KNN PHV again sibo?
Lucky Plaza can be renamed as Unlucky Plaza liao after this accident.
SINGAPORE - Two female pedestrians were killed and several left injured after a car crashed onto a side road at Lucky Plaza in Orchard Road on Sunday (Dec 29) afternoon. Several eyewitnesses told The Straits Times that the car had crashed through a metal railing and landed on the side road next to the mall, hitting several people in the process. When contacted, the police said they were alerted at 4.58pm to an accident involving a car and six female pedestrians, aged between 29 and 43, along Orchard Road. "Two pedestrians, aged 29 and 35, were unconscious when conveyed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital where they later died from their injuries. Four pedestrians, aged 30 to 43, were conveyed conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. "The 64-year-old male driver was arrested for dangerous driving causing death. Police investigations are ongoing." The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call at about 5pm requesting assistance at 304 Orchard Road, and dispatched five ambulances. It said six casualties were sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, with four of them suffering serious injuries. ST understands that all six are Filipinas.
More at https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/serious-car-accident-outside-lucky-plaza-several-believed-to-be-injured