Driver slams on brakes as student runs across Pasir Ris road during green light, praised for quick reaction

A student dashing across a road in Pasir Ris barely avoided being run over by a vehicle by what appeared to be inches.

Despite the green light, she and several others had attempted to cross the road.

Driver brakes and swerves as student dashes across Pasir Ris road

According to the post on the SGRV ADMIN Facebook page, the incident occurred on 5 May at 2.30pm, outside Hai Sing Catholic School.

Dashcam footage showed the camcar driving down Pasir Ris Drive 3 towards a traffic crossing, which indicated the green light.

A male student in a Hai Sing Catholic School uniform and a woman on the other side of the crossing both began to slowly walk onto the road.