72-year-old woman drives car into HDB block in Tampines, assisting police investigations

No injuries reported after car mounts kerb & crashes into Tampines block

A 72-year-old woman is assisting police investigations after driving her car into a Tampines HDB block last Saturday (17 Oct) morning.

A photo of the aftermath posted on Facebook showed that the grey Mercedes had come to a stop along the pavement at the foot of the block.

Source: VJM 菱宇乐 on Facebook

Car veers off service road next to Tampines block

According to the image, the car rested before a pillar of the block and under a sign indicating that it was Block 896A Tampines Street 81.

It appeared to have veered off a service road next to it and mounted the kerb, ending up with one of its rear wheels partially in the drain.

Its front bumper and licence plate had fallen off in the accident, and debris was strewn across the pavement in front of it.

Source: Google Maps

Car believed to have self-skidded along service road

In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 9.05am on 17 Oct.

It involved a car which was believed to have self-skidded along the service road of Block 896A Tampines Street 81.

No injuries were reported.

A 72-year-old female car driver is assisting with investigations.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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Featured image adapted from VJM 菱宇乐 on Facebook.