Reflections on a Car Accident: Car Totaled, But I'm Still Alive - A Social Media Influencer's Take: Being Alive is the Luckiest Thing

(Penang, 9th) "My car is totaled, but I'm still alive." Social media influencer Theng Ee recently opened up in this way on social media, recounting the harrowing experience of a serious car accident on his way back to Penang, and profoundly realizing that he is indeed a "very lucky person."
According to Theng Ee's account, the accident occurred at 225.6 km on the northbound West Coast Expressway (WCE). The incident happened during a long weekend holiday while he was driving home in the rain. As continuous rain made the roads slippery, his vehicle suddenly lost control at high speed, spun, rolled over, and eventually veered down the roadside slope, crashing into a ditch.
"At that moment, I held the steering wheel tightly, watching the entire car get destroyed in clarity." Theng Ee recalled that within just ten seconds, items inside the car flew everywhere, the music stopped abruptly, and he watched the airbag deploy before his eyes.

When the car finally stopped, it was overturned, and he was left hanging in the car by his seatbelt. Driven by a strong will to survive, he calmly assessed his position, managed to unbuckle his seatbelt, and painstakingly crawled out from the deformed car door. In the pouring rain, he climbed up to the side of the expressway, constantly seeking help from passing vehicles.
"I've never felt so clear-headed in my entire life as in that moment." After 15 minutes in the rain, a motorcyclist finally stopped and helped him contact friends and family. Theng Ee also managed to retrieve his phone from the car. Unexpectedly, when he returned to the roadside, he witnessed another car on the opposite lane lose control and crash into the ditch.
"At that moment, I suddenly realized that I had truly escaped a disaster." As the other accident drew more attention, many strangers stopped to help, and Theng Ee successfully retrieved valuable items from his car. Expressway staff later arrived at the scene, allowing him to rest in their vehicle, assisting him with reporting the incident to the police, having a meal, and finally taking him to the station to return to Kuala Lumpur.
Reflecting on the accident scene, he couldn't help but take a final photo with his "battle companion." "tak mati boleh senyum (not dead, still can smile)", a remark from the staff on-site, woke him up: "I'm still alive, and that's the luckiest thing."

Theng Ee reflected emotionally: "I'm fortunate I wasn't carrying any family members this time; fortunate the car was wrecked but not me; fortunate that all the doors wouldn't open except mine; fortunate that the airbag protected my head, even my laptop was unscathed." He also expressed special thanks to every stranger who extended a helping hand, "so I didn't feel alone at my most vulnerable moment."
He used this experience to remind the public: "Be careful on rainy days. No matter how slow you drive, how new your car, or how good your tires, standing water and potholes can cause loss of control."