Motorist saves passengers from out-of-control taxi: What to do if your driver blacks out

To stop the out-of-control taxi, Mr Chalmers Chin drove his car in front of it so that it struck the rear of his vehicle. The cab passenger in the front seat steered the taxi to the road shoulder as it came to a halt. PHOTO: CHALMERS CHIN
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SINGAPORE - What should you do if the driver of the car you are in blacks out? The passengers of a taxi found themselves in this situation on Tuesday morning (Oct 1) when the cabby lost consciousness behind the wheel.

One of the female passengers in the front seat of the ComfortDelGro cab was seen trying to steer the vehicle, even as it moved erratically on the road, and weaved in and out of the middle lane with its hazard lights blinking.

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