On 2nd March, Friday, I drove a car that my mom rented to work/school. It was 6.20am in the morning and the weather was not on my side so I was feeling a bit jittery as it's been a long time since I used a car in the rain.
At 6.45am I was already at Upper Bukit Timah Road and I was sure that I took the right direction. Until I realized that I was already at Dunearn Road which was away from Clementi Road (the road which i was supposed to take). As the sky was still dark and it was still drizzling, I couldn't really tell where I was and that road was already having a traffic jam. There was traffic ahead, so i pressed the accelerator and tap the break from time to time to let the car move forward. But at the same time i was looking around the area as well as the front to make myself clear on which road i was at. That's where I didn't realized the car in front of me has stopped and my car still moving forward. By the time i jam brake my car, the deed has already been done.
The left back side of the car in front of me have crashed. When i saw the driver went out, I quickly went out of my car too. I was so shocked that the only thing i did when i came up to her was apologized for the millionth time and told her I will pay for the damage done. I think she was speechless and definitely annoyed too because the only thing she kept saying was, "Girl...what's wrong with you..?" and, "I have to get my child to school". When i heard the word 'child', i thought that that's the end for me. I keep asking asking her if she and her child was injured but fortunately she assured me they were fine. What i didn't realize was that the right side of my car(headlights) had crashed. And it was a really bad crash. I then checked if the meter was working fine and after we took each other's NRIC and contacts and pictures of the damaged car, I called my school to apply for urgent leave. Since the guy who rented the car didn't pick up my calls, I drove the damaged car towards home.
I didn't know what to do and at the same time, was confused. I couldn't contact my mom or older sister as they were on overseas. I was too shocked and scared to even think of calling a family member that i know of to report the incident. Back at home i got a called from the 'victim' and she told me to report to IDAC as she needs to settle this case within 24 hours as she will be on overseas the next day. I then used my gut instincts to tell myself to drive the damaged car to IDAC to make the report. When rental car guy finally pick up my call, he told me sent the car to the workshop.
On the way to the workshop, while i was still on the highway (AYE towards Clementi Ave 2), the car started to decelerate. I was already on the left lane, so when i saw a bus stop stand ahead. I parked the car at the side. I offed the engine and tried to restart but the engine could not work anymore. My mind was going crazy as my phone was on low battery. So i have no choice but to take own the rental guy's number in case i forgot. He told me to call the tow truck guys's number and i waited over 2 hours for him to pick up the car.
When he finally reached, i was already bawling buckets of tears. I guess i was so stressed out. Rental car guy already told me to tow the car to the workshop and we went straight there. The mechanic checked the car and we found out that not only was the right head light was busted, the pipe connected to the engine was severely burned and damaged. He told that i should have just towed the car after the accident. Now the radiator had heated up and the water had leaked and dried up clean. Since i did not know about that and I've already claim that the accident was my fault, i had no choice but to pay up the excess fee.
