A 37-year-old male driver is assisting police investigations after smashing his car through the wall of a private property in Katong on Sunday (18 Oct) morning.
An Instagram story posted by the owner showed that a portion of the house’s perimeter wall along Tembeling Road had totally collapsed due to the accident, with the silver Toyota ending up partially in its garden.
Source: @liufusifangcai on Instagram
The corner terrace house is where home-based private dining business Liu Fu Si Fang Cai operates.
According to its photo, the car had also struck and destroyed a roadside electrical distribution box before hitting the wall.
Pieces of concrete and brick of various sizes were strewn across the pavement.
In another image, a Traffic Police (TP) officer was surveying the scene together with other personnel.
Source: @liufusifangcai on Instagram
Speaking to Lianhe Zaobao, the property owner Liu Hongli (transliterated from Mandarin) said he was overseas during the incident.
Mr Liu, who also runs the private dining business, said he was relieved that no one was at home when the incident occurred.
He was in fact informed about the accident by his neighbour across the street, who called him at about 11.28am.
The neighbour said that he had heard a loud bang and saw that a car had smashed through his neighbour’s wall.
The house before the incident. Source: Google Maps
Mr Liu’s 48-year-old younger brother and other family members promptly rushed to the scene when they received the news.
The head of an IT company told the Chinese daily that the car involved was a rental vehicle and it was towed away at about 2pm.
The driver, who was not injured in the accident, left the scene after that.
The family has obtained his personal details and will make a police report.
The younger Mr Liu said that, as the car had hit an electrical box, nearby residents were affected by a power outage for about two hours.
As many as 20 workers were deployed to the site by SP Group to repair the damage, he estimated.
Local resident Huang Pengyu (transliterated from Mandarin) said his home suddenly lost power around 11.30am and he discovered that it was because of the accident.
The 28-year-old bank employee said TP arrived promptly after the accident, while SP Group came at about 12 noon.
Power to his home was restored at about 12.30pm, he added.
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 11.25am on 18 Oct.
It involved a car which was believed to have self-skidded along Tembeling Road.
No injuries were reported, but a 37-year-old male car driver is assisting with investigations.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from @liufusifangcai on Instagram.