Car Crushes Electrical Meter Box & Falls Into Ang Mo Kio Drain
Lately, Singapore has seen a spate of incidents where vehicles ended up where they weren’t supposed to be. Most recently, someone even spotted a green taxi driving on a pavement in Sengkang.
In a similar vein, a car was recently seen driving onto a footpath in Ang Mo Kio and falling into a drain.
Source: SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook
On the way there, it took out an electrical meter box.
Car partially falls into drain in Ang Mo Kio
A photo of the incident made its way to the SG Road Vigilante – SGRV Facebook page on Sunday (14 Jan).
The picture showed a silver Honda Jazz on the grass verge near some steps.
The right-front part of the car had fallen into a drain.
According to the caption, the incident occurred at Ang Mo Kio Street 51.
A check on Google Maps shows that the corner outside Block 578, at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Street 51 and 52, resembles the accident location.
Source: Google Maps
Passers-by help driver out of car
Shin Min Daily News reported that the incident took place at that junction at about 4.40pm on Saturday (13 Jan).
75-year-old resident Mr Chen (name transliterated from Mandarin), told the paper that he was at the hawker centre across the road when he heard a loud “bang”.
When he emerged to check the commotion out, he saw the car already in the drain.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
About four or five passers-by helped the driver out of the car.
While the man didn’t appear to have any obvious injuries, he appeared dazed.
Impact crushes electrical meter box
When Shin Min reporters arrived on the scene at 5pm, they observed the remains of an electrical meter box next to the car.
The impact of the crash had ostensibly crushed the box, which was directly in its path.
Source: Shin Min Daily News on Facebook
All that remained were debris, including pieces of broken wood.
Car’s driver is a retiree, says son
A middle-aged man in a black shirt was also seen talking to the police.
He later identified himself as the car driver’s son Mr Lu (transliterated from Mandarin), who rushed there as soon as he heard the news.
He said his father is a retiree and had already been sent to hospital.
Car believed to have skidded & landed in Ang Mo Kio drain
The Singapore Police Force confirmed with Shin Min that the accident had occurred, and the car was believed to have skidded.
Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedics sent a 76-year-old male driver to Sengkang General Hospital in a conscious state.
This case is under police investigation.
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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News on Facebook.
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