Thanks for this 'Omo. This is one post I can so relate with. I remember few weeks back, I and friend were returning from a late night party on the Island (about 3:30am) Them my friend said his ABS light was on. He explained that it means there was an issue with the break system and the car had a fault. We couldn't move at the speed we wanted, we were on the third mainland bridge too and wouldn't make any sense to stop.
We eventually got close by home when we saw that the rear tyre was deflated. He had to dive like that and call a mechanic in the morning. I guess we were lucky the car could take us to destination.
Wow!! Its a good thing you guys got home safely. Could have been worse.