Just saw an accident this morning...

Brought mum and dear out for breakfast at East Coast Road this morning.

When I went back to pick up my car after the breakfast, I witnessed an accident involving a poor cat being run over by a black van along a narrow street for private houses.

It was quite traumatizing...
I will not describe the accident in detail, but it was really heartbreaking to see the poor cat's reactions after the accident.

The cat was still conscious after the accident and quickly crawled to the side of the road, while crying out in pain...

The driver stopped his car and came back to check on the cat. (I'm not sure if he did this because he saw me as the witness. I hope he did it because he felt obliged to take the responsibility of taking care of the victim)

He looked like he was quite bothered about running over the cat. He kept telling me that he has jammed his brakes but could not stop in time.

The uncle and auntie who stayed at the house directly infront of the scene came out to check on what was happening, then we got to know that the couple has been rearing this cat for the past 6 years, and it was around 10+ years old now, thus could not run as quickly as it would in such a situation.

We managed to get the driver to pick up the cat and to bring it to the vet for treatment. The old uncle told us that if the cat could not be saved, it will be the best to put it to sleep immediately to cut short its sufferings.

The driver then took the injured cat in a box and drove off.

The uncle tot that I was the driver's fren, and kept telling me that it was ok, not to worry too much about this accident. After that, then I told the uncle that I was just a passer-by, witness.

Then did I realise that we should have took down the driver's particulars and contact information. There was a possibility that the driver might not take the cat to the vet, and just dump the cat somewhere and leave it to its own devices. (I really regret not taking down the driver's particulars, at least it will be some form of assurance that the driver will be held accountable)

I really pray that the poor cat will be alright, if not, at least receive some proper treatment and not be left somewhere to suffer a slow and painful death...