The parent of a 12-year-old girl turned to the Internet for help after her daughter was involved in an alleged hit-and-run accident on Neil Road.
A video she shared showed the girl getting knocked down by a car while crossing the road on 4 Jan.
Source: ROADS.sg on Facebook
The driver, a 28-year-old man, has been arrested, the police said.
The alleged hit-and-run incident was shared by a parent named Fong LY in a Facebook post on ROADS.sg on Friday (26 April).
In the video footage posted, a black vehicle identified as a BMW is seen having stopped at the red light of a traffic junction on a dark and rainy night.
Source: ROADS.sg on Facebook
When the light turned green, the car turned right.
However, while turning the BMW hit an individual crossing the road with an umbrella.
After being hit, the person fell on the road, dropping the umbrella.
Source: ROADS.sg on Facebook
The black car drove away without stopping.
The person who was hit got up and appeared to raise her arm to catch the attention of the camcar, which was behind the black car.
Source: ROADS.sg on Facebook
As the camcar approached slowly, it was apparent that the pedestrian was a girl wearing a green top and navy blue skirt.
Source: ROADS.sg on Facebook
In the post, the parent said the incident took place on 4 Jan and they had made a police report, submitting the footage and a witness statement.
However, the driver has denied hitting the girl and refused to make a police report, the parent claimed.
This has caused the case to remain unresolved after months, they added.
Meanwhile, the parent said their daughter has been experiencing nightmares and attending psychiatric sessions, and lamented the “fear and images of the accident that will always be haunting her throughout their life”.
Addressing the driver, the parent urged him to:
Please come out of your cowardice and man up to what you have done.
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they were alerted to the accident at 6.20am on 4 Jan.
It involved a 12-year-old female pedestrian and a car at the junction of Neil Road and Cantonment Road.
The car allegedly left the scene after the accident.
The girl was sent to hospital while conscious before the police arrived.
On the same day, SPF received an alert about another accident at 6.24am.
It occurred along the Central Expressway (CTE) in the direction towards Seletar Expressway (SLE), SPF said.
Follow-up investigations showed that the car involved in that accident was the same one involved in the earlier alleged hit-and-run on Neil Road.
The driver, a 28-year-old man, was suspected of drunk driving so a breath specimen was requested from him.
However, he refused and was arrested for failing to provide a breath specimen.
As he had suffered minor injuries, he was sent to hospital for treatment.
While in hospital, he refused to provide a blood sample.
The Traffic Police subsequently commenced investigations into both accidents on the same day, SPF said.
The man is now under investigation for multiple suspected offences:
The Traffic Police has also contacted the girl’s mother to clarify matters and update her on the status of the investigations.
Also read: 2 people injured after hit-&-run accident in Geylang, police tracking down driver
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Featured image adapted from ROADS.sg on Facebook.
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