Just last Friday, news broke out that a 75-year-old woman was involved in an accident at Taman Merenti, Bahau. It was said that the woman, Tan Jo Lan was having morning tea with her spouse at a nearby kopitiam, before the accident happened. While they were dining, a 78-year-old man who was trying to park in front of the eatery has mistaken the accelerator for the brakes, causing him to crash into the restaurant. The accident is now under investigation under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
82yo M’sian elderly heartbroken over wife’s death
Following the tragic story, local newspaper Sin Chew Daily shared that the elderly man, along with his wife would always walk over to the said eatery. Due to his immobility, his wife would always accompany him everywhere he goes, and was said that there were regulars at the kopitiam.
Source: Sin Chew Daily (Facebook)
Prior to the accident happening, the old man recalled how they were just sitting a chair apart from each other. They’ve just ordered their meal and have yet to drink their morning tea. Suddenly, a loud noise was heard, and he was pushed away from the table, falling to the ground. As he recollects himself, he realised that a car had crashed into the eatery they were at, and his wife was already motionless.
“If I sat right next to her, I believe I would’ve met the same fate”, he said.
“Who will accompany me now?”
As the situation unfolds, the man hasn’t been able to stop thinking about the incident, as well as the times he had spent with his partner throughout the years.
Source: Sin Chew Daily
“Who will accompany me now for my morning tea?”, he mentioned, adding that he is extremely heartbroken and distraught by his wife’s passing.
Other than that, local newspaper China Press reported that the driver’s son had come over to the wake and apologised on behalf of his father. And to that, the old man said,
“What is there to apologise? She’s gone.”
Tan Jo Lan will be put to rest today November 28, and our deepest condolences to the family.
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