Car crashes into Abby Abadi's vehicle; actress laments being stranded roadside
Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Singer and actress Abby Abadi was involved in a rear-end collision while traveling from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.
- The other driver, who admitted to being drowsy, checked her vehicle superficially and left the scene.
- Abadi expressed frustration over the incident, noting the driver's intention to claim insurance after causing the delay.
Malaysian singer and actress Abby Abadi recounted a distressing experience on a highway early Monday morning. While driving back to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore, the vehicle she was in was struck from behind by another car.
Abadi, 49, shared that the incident occurred as she was searching for a place to perform the Subuh (dawn) prayer in the dark. She voiced her disappointment with the driver who, after a cursory inspection of her vehicle, left the scene.
On the way back to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore. For no reason, I was stranded on the main road for two to three hours. The one who hit me just drove off, saying they would just claim insurance. That easy?
"On the way back to Kuala Lumpur from Singapore. For no reason, I was stranded on the main road for two to three hours," she stated on Instagram. "The one who hit me just drove off, saying they would just claim insurance. That easy?"
The driver who caused the collision reportedly admitted to being drowsy at the time of the accident. Despite the inconvenience, Abadi managed to record the offending vehicle's registration number and the driver's contact information for potential further action.
The car that hit me, the person is from Shah Alam. He admitted he was drowsy. I hesitated to take his picture earlier. But the car number and phone number are there.
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.