Man arrested after chain collision in Yishun for driving under disqualification
A 24-year-old male driver was arrested following a chain collision in Yishun that involved five vehicles.
A video of the aftermath, posted on Singapore Stuff’s Facebook page, shows several cars badly damaged on the road.
Source: Singapore Stuff on Facebook
Accident causes red car to spin around
Amid the constant blaring of a car horn, a red car was seen with severe front-end damage, and three of its doors were open.
The vehicle had collided with a black car in front of it, causing the red car to spin and stop perpendicular to the flow of traffic.
Source: Singapore Stuff on Facebook
The black car also sustained damage to its bonnet, and its doors were open.
Source: Singapore Stuff on Facebook
Further up, a white car had a dented bonnet and an open passenger door.
Source: Singapore Stuff on Facebook
It had apparently made contact with a lorry in front of it.
Source: Singapore Stuff on Facebook
Yishun chain collision causes 2 lanes to be blocked
Debris was scattered across the road, and at least one police officer was seen at the scene.
Source: Singapore Stuff on Facebook
Two lanes were closed off by police motorcycles, with only one lane on the far right remaining passable for traffic.
At 6.56pm on Friday (13 Dec), the Land Transport Authority’s (LTA’s) traffic news account on X warned motorists of the accident along Yishun Avenue 2 towards Yishun Central, after Yishun Ring Road.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
2 drivers & 2 passengers sent to hospital after Yishun chain collision
Responding to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at around 6.35pm on 13 Dec.
The collision took place along Yishun Avenue 2, heading towards Canberra Link, and involved four cars and one lorry.
Four people, aged between 24 and 65 — two drivers and two passengers — were sent to the hospital in a conscious state.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), alerted at around 6.40pm, confirmed they were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
A fifth person suffered minor injuries and was assessed by SCDF, but declined hospital transport.
Following the incident, the 24-year-old male driver was arrested.
He was found to have been driving while under disqualification.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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3 men sent to hospital after 6-vehicle chain collision on PIE, 1 was stuck under lorry
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Featured image adapted from Singapore Stuff on Facebook.
