While wild boars live and thrive in forested areas around Singapore, they have on occasion been spotted in residential areas.
There was the demented boar who crashed into a glass door leading to an MRT station, and the family of boars who took a stroll around an HDB block.
In both instances, it appeared that none of the boars sustained injuries.
But that sadly wasn’t the case in this story, as one boar found himself at the wrong place at the worst possible time.
Wild Boar Killed on KJE After Sprinting Across the Expressway
A video of a car inadvertently slamming into an oncoming wild boar has made the rounds on social media.
Footage of the accident was first shared on the Facebook group ROADS.sg. The incident is believed to have occurred on 7 Dec this year, at around 12:23am.
At the start of the video, a car can be seen travelling along the Kranji Expressway (KJE).
Then, at the 5-second mark, a wild boar darts out from the left side of the road, into the path of the oncoming car.
It would have been nearly impossible to avoid a collision, more so because of the timing of the incident, as the boar would have been difficult to spot despite how well lit-up the roads are.
The car slams into the boar with a loud “thud”, and its occupants are audibly shocked.
“What the f**k was that?” one of the car’s occupants asks as the car slows to a stop.
The car then pulls over to the road shoulder to check on the poor creature. A picture of the carcass was also shown. Police officers were called in for assistance.
Motorists Who Get Into Accidents With Animals Required to Stop
For those who don’t know, motorists who get into accidents with animals like dogs or boars are required by law to stop, whether or not they believe the animal has an owner or will pose a hazard to other road users.
Drivers who fail to stop and attend to injured animals can be fined up to $3,000, jailed up to a year, or both.
Repeat offenders can be fined up to $5,000, jailed up to two years, or both.
Under a proposed amendment to the Road Traffic (Amendment) tabled in 2019, motorists would also be required to contact the owner of the animal, if it happened to be a pet.
In this case, it appears that no traffic offence was committed, especially since the driver stopped to check on the animal.
You can watch the video below:
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Featured Image: Facebook (ROADS.sg)
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