Crime

Driver flees after crashing GetGo car in Bedok Reservoir, vapes & knives found in vehicle

GetGo car believed to have self-skidded along Bedok Reservoir Road: Police

A GetGo car was involved in a crash in Bedok Reservoir in the early hours of last Saturday (9 Nov) morning.

A video provided to Shin Min Daily News by an eyewitness showed that the entire rental car had mounted the road divider, with the fence embedded inside its bonnet.

Petrol also appeared to be leaking out of the vehicle  and onto the road.

GetGo car crashed into divider along Bedok Reservoir Road

An eyewitness identified as Mr Huang (surname transliterated from Chinese) said he drove past the scene along Bedok Reservoir Road at about 1.45am on 9 Nov. He was reportedly on his way to open his hawker stall.

The 62-year-old saw the GetGo car mounting the road divider. Mr Huang later drove over metal objects that he later realised were parts of the fence.

He stopped his car by the roadside and got out to find out what happened but he didn’t see the driver of the GetGo car.

Some workers who were also there told him that the accident had just occurred.

Mr Huang supposed that the driver had fled the scene before the police arrived as he was afraid of the consequences.

GetGo car driver left Bedok Reservoir scene before police arrived

In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to a car accident at about 1.55am on 9 Nov.

The car “was believed to have self-skidded along Bedok Reservoir Road”, SPF added.

 

Source: Google Maps

The driver left the scene before the police arrived, and efforts to trace him are underway.

Knives, vapes & drug-related paraphernalia found in car

The police subsequently found three knives, two e-vaporisers, and drug-related paraphernalia in the car.

The suspected drug-related offences were referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau.

The e-vaporiser-related offence was referred to the Health Sciences Authority.

Investigations by the police are ongoing.

GetGo couldn’t disclose more details

A GetGo spokesperson told Shin Min that the company was aware of the incident.

As the crash was being investigated, it was not in a position to disclose more details.

A worker from a nearby construction site told the paper that the car was still impaled on the divider when he arrived for work at about 7am that morning.

Also read: GetGo Car Crashes Through PIE Divider & Falls Onto Adjacent Road, Driver Taken To Hospital

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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News.

Jeremy Lee

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