Car crashes into tree, lamp post and overturns in Changi; driver taken to hospital

The police were alerted to the incident in Nicoll Drive, towards Telok Paku Road, at 8am on Oct 4, 2019. PHOTO: MARCUS STEPHEN

SINGAPORE - A car crashed into a tree and lamp post before it turned turtle along Nicoll Drive in Changi on Friday morning (Oct 4).

The driver, a 32-year-old man, was conscious when taken to Changi General Hospital.

In a video posted on citizen journalism site Stomp, a black car is seen driving off the road into a tree and a lamp post, before it overturns.

The video was submitted by Mr Marcus Stephen, 32, who was driving to work with his wife when he witnessed the accident.

Mr Stephen, an airfreight coordinator, identified the car as a black Honda Civic.

"We stopped at the next bus stop to check on the driver and my wife was already calling the cops," he told The Straits Times, noting that the car was rocking back and forth on its roof.

"A lorry with foreign workers stopped to help, and they were quick to act. We lifted the car slightly, enough so we could open the door and pull the driver out."

The driver seemed very disoriented and had a lump on his head but he seemed fine, said Mr Stephen.

ST understands that the driver suffered minor injuries.

The police said they were alerted to the incident in Nicoll Drive, towards Telok Paku Road, at 8am.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force also responded to a call for medical assistance in Nicoll Drive at 8.05am.

The police are investigating the incident.

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