Driver arrested after multi-vehicle accident in Tampines leaves pedestrian injured
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One of the drivers, a 38-year-old man, was arrested for dangerous driving causing grievous hurt.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SINGAPORE ROADS ACCIDENT.COM/FACEBOOK
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SINGAPORE - A car driver was arrested on July 30 after a multi-vehicle crash in Tampines, near Our Tampines Hub, left a pedestrian injured.
The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident involving a van and two cars at the junction of Tampines Avenue 5 and Tampines Central 2 at 9.30am.
One of the car drivers, a 38-year-old man, was arrested for dangerous driving causing grievous hurt, they added.
A 60-year-old male pedestrian was taken conscious to Changi General Hospital.
SCDF said that it assessed two other people for minor injuries but they declined to be taken to the hospital.
A video posted on the Singapore Roads Accident.com Facebook page shows a white car with a crushed left bumper next to a van. Plastic and metal debris can be seen on the ground.
The van appears to be from NESS Xpress, a local logistics company.
A video of the accident on Facebook shows debris from the vehicles on the road.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SINGAPORE ROADS ACCIDENT.COM/FACEBOOK
In the video, a man can be heard saying: “He’s still stuck in the car.”
In another image, the van is seen with a badly damaged bumper and its door ajar.
The white car appears to be at a stop against the flow of traffic.
Police investigations are ongoing.
