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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlackSamurai" data-source="post: 941813" data-attributes="member: 4799"><a href="http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,96708,00.html" target="_blank">TEST DRIVE ENDS IN...</a><a href="http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,96708,00.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,96708,00.html" target="_blank">DEATH OF A SALESWOMAN</a>Original sourcehttp://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,96708,00.htmlSilver Mazda goes over road divider, smashes head-on into black BMW, flips over and hits right side of mini van By Faith TeoOctober 31, 2005 SHE was in the passenger's seat as the sporty silver Mazda MX-5 was being taken for test ride.Then, in the wink of an eye, tyres screeched, the test car crashed into another car and then flipped over.The brand new Mazda was a total wreck, and the young woman in a blue and black Mazda showroom uniform lay unconscious in the mangled heap.The driver, a man in his early 20s, walked out of the car by himself. He is now helping police with investigations.The young woman, whom police later confirmed was a car saleswoman, died at 7pm after being taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.It is believed she suffered a broken neck from the impact.Her identity was not disclosed.The accident shocked a couple who were on their way to a relative's house in their mini van.While driving along Upper Paya Lebar Road around 6pm, Mr Chng Hak Piong and his wife saw the powerful sports car going over the road divider and smashing head-on into a black BMW.It then flipped over before hitting the side of Mr Chng's van.STARTED TREMBLING Mrs Chng, 52, said: 'We heard a very loud bang, and saw smoke coming out of the BMW, which was just in front of us on our right.'Then we saw the Mazda flip over the BMW. I was so scared, I started trembling.'All Mr Chng, 54, could do was to step on the accelerator and pray that the Mazda would not land on his vehicle. (See graphics above.)But he could not avoid the sports car as it slammed into the right side of his van, causing his window to smash.Once they got over their shock, the Chngs scrambled out of their vehicle.In the black BMW, a family of five sat in shock.A woman, believed to be the driver's wife, screamed in pain as the Chngs tried to help her out. She said her leg was injured.An elderly man was bleeding from the face, while an elderly woman was speechless from shock.The BMW driver and all four passengers, including a child, were later taken to Changi General Hospital.When Mrs Chng later heard that the woman had died in the crash, her eyes reddened.A pair of strapless, high-heeled shoes lay abandoned near the wreck.Mrs Chng said: ''She was so young, such a small-sized girl.'When asked if the saleswoman was from its showroom along MacPherson Road, Mazda Motor's marketing manager Philip Lu replied through a security guard at the showroom that he had no comment.http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/mnt/media/image/launched/2005-10-30/06death.jpg </blockquote>