What were you doing at 1am on 31 Jan 2021?
For most people in Singapore, probably sleeping in.
But for one rider and a driver, it was a bad start to the last day of January 2021.
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Man Arrested After Speeding Car Caused Innocent Car to Flip
On 31 January 2021, the police were alerted to an accident on the Central Expressway (CTE).
In dashcam footage uploaded onto Facebook page SG Road Vigilante, a red car drove at high speed along the CTE on the leftmost lane towards Seletar Expressway (SLE) before the exit to Yio Chu Kang.
From the video, it looked like the red car has already lost control and rear-ended the blue car travelling in front of it.
According to the timestamp of the footage, the accident happened at 12.49am.
The video uploader, Mr Lam, is a Grab driver who was driving his passengers back to their destination, according to The New Paper.
He heard the sound of a speeding car coming up from behind him and slowed down to brace for impact.
Unfortunately, the blue car in front of him wasn’t able to do so.
In the aftermath of the accident, both the blue and red cars crash into the side of the road before coming to a stop.
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The blue car was seen flipped upside down.
The driver of the speeding red car was able to extricate himself from the vehicle but the driver of the blue car was in bad condition, Mr Lam said.
According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), both the male driver (44) and his female passenger were sent to Sengkang General Hospital in conscious states.
Another person refused to be taken to the hospital, SCDF said.
It was reported that a 27-year-old male car driver was arrested for suspected drink driving.
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You can watch the footage of the horrific accident for yourself below:
Another Accident Took Place At Same Spot Soon After
But that’s not the end to the unfortunate incident.
Shortly after, at around 1.30am, the police themselves got into an accident.
A motorcyclist rammed into a police car on the scene where police officers were attending to the first accident.
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The 29-year-old rider was arrested for suspected drink-driving as well.
Thankfully, no injuries were reported for the second accident.
Investigations into the two cases are ongoing.
Don’t Drink & Drive, Please
Drink-driving is like not adhering to Covid-19 rules.
Not only will you get into trouble, but you’ll also drag others down with you as well.
According to an SPF report, while the number of drink-driving accidents and arrests has decreased in 2020, compared to 2019, the number of fatalities from drink-driving accidents has increased by 50%.
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Heavier imprisonment terms and fines have been imposed for irresponsible driving offences since Nov 2019.
Anyone caught for drink-driving for the first time can be jailed up to 12 months, fined between S$2,000 and S$10,000, or both.
Repeated offenders could be jailed for up to two years, fined between S$5,000 and S$20,000, or both.
Back in Nov 2020, a man who was caught drink-driving for the third time was banned from driving for life.
He was also jailed for 12 weeks and fined S$15,000.
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Feature Image: Screengrab from SG Road Vigilante Facebook video
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