“A harrowing near-miss.” A truck driver’s quick thinking saved a woman’s life at the Bader Drive Southern Motorway Overbridge. It was a normal rush hour Tuesday evening. Traffic on the Southern Motorway near the Bader Drive Southern Motorway Overbridge was getting heavy. Truck driver Prabhjot Singh was driving his SRL Cargo truck under the overbridge. Suddenly, he noticed a woman hanging from the bridge. She was about to fall. Singh slammed on his brakes. The truck came to a stop directly beneath her. The woman fell and became momentarily wedged between the bridge and the truck’s container. She then tumbled onto the motorway. The Bader Drive Southern Motorway Overbridge became the scene of a near tragedy. Police rushed to the woman’s side. They administered CPR. Singh’s quick reaction undoubtedly saved her life. He later said he was just glad she survived. The incident left him shaken. The Bader Drive Southern Motorway Overbridge incident caused significant traffic delays. All southbound lanes of the Southern Motorway were closed. Google Maps showed heavy congestion. Traffic backed up past Spaghetti Junction towards the Harbour Bridge. A video of the scene, showing Singh’s truck stopped beneath the Bader Drive Southern Motorway Overbridge, appeared on TikTok. Viewers, unaware of the real story, speculated about a collision. Sadly, some directed racist comments toward Singh. He chose to ignore the hateful remarks, focusing instead on the knowledge that he had saved a life at the Bader Drive Southern Motorway Overbridge.
Bader Drive Southern Motorway Overbridge
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