I prefer death to this, says cabby who caused fatal accident

Taxi driver who blacked out after tumour in liver ruptured says accident still haunts him

Mr How Yuen Fah, who now spends his days in front of the television at home worrying about how to make ends meet, said he was in shock when he learnt that a woman his taxi hit had died. He could not bring himself to read about the accident in the new
Mr How Yuen Fah, who now spends his days in front of the television at home worrying about how to make ends meet, said he was in shock when he learnt that a woman his taxi hit had died. He could not bring himself to read about the accident in the newspapers until a few days after. He could not continue after reading that the victim was "a doting mother". ST PHOTO: JANICE TAI
Janice Tai
Social Affairs Correspondent
Updated
Sep 21, 2019, 08:59 AM
Published
Sep 21, 2019, 05:00 AM
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Taxi driver How Yuen Fah felt a sharp pain in his right abdomen and struggled to keep his eyes open while driving along Queensway during peak hour one evening.

By the time Mr How, then 72, signalled to turn right at the Queensway traffic junction on March 22, he had blacked out.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 21, 2019, with the headline I prefer death to this, says cabby who caused fatal accident. Subscribe

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