Car seen mounting road divider before hitting taxi from behind at Tampines road junction
A cabby and his passenger were both sent to the hospital on Monday (22 June) after their stationary taxi was hit from behind by a car in Tampines.
Footage posted by SG Road Vigilante on Facebook showed the black Toyota driving erratically before the crash, even mounting a road divider.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
Car swerves to the left & right without signalling in Tampines
The clip, recorded by a motorist behind, showed the Toyota starting off in the right lane outside Tampines North Community Centre.
It then veered into the left lane without signalling.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
It then swerved back to the right, but too close to the centre divider, thus ending up swiping it and splashing a puddle.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
It then drifted to the left again, then back to the right, this time mounting the divider for a few seconds.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
Car fails to stop in time at red light, hits taxi at Tampines junction
The Toyota approached a traffic junction where vehicles were stopped at a red light, but did not stop in time.
It thus collided into a taxi in the right lane, causing the taxi to briefly lift up into the air.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
The impact caused the taxi to lurch into the middle of the junction.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
The Toyota stopped a short distance from the stop line, its front right section damaged from the collision.
Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook
Another car in the left lane was also struck in the incident.
Cabby & passenger both sent to CGH
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at 5.30pm on 22 June.
It took place along Tampines Avenue 7 in the direction of Loyang Avenue, and involved two cars and a taxi.
Two people — a 67-year-old male taxi driver and his 64-year-old female passenger — were sent to the hospital in a conscious state.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that they were both conveyed to Changi General Hospital (CGH).
Police investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from SGRV ADMIN on Facebook.
