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A motorcycle in the opposite lane lost control and flew over the road divider towards his car along Eng Neo Avenue.
Retired lorry driver Tan Cheng Whatt, 72, hit the brakes but the bike, which had already caught fire, managed to skid underneath his car.
Within seconds, the fire started to spread but Mr Tan had no time to panic – he had to rescue his wheelchair-bound wife Khoo Geok Hwa, 68, who was in the passenger seat.
In less than a minute, he rushed out of the Toyota Rush, ran across to pull his wife out, and dragged her up the footpath with the help of a few passers-by, as the fire raged on, according to video footage online.
The couple, who escaped unhurt, experienced this harrowing encounter last Saturday evening (Dec 28) while they were on their way to pick their daughter up from work at the nearby Turf City.
Madam Khoo told The Straits Times on Sunday that she was in a state of shock when the accident took place.
“I was very scared and my hands and feet had gone soft. This kind of thing has never happened before. But I am so thankful to everyone who helped me,” she said.
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