Man narrowly avoids head-on collision at Serangoon Central after car drives against traffic

Car drives straight at man’s car in Serangoon Central, he manages to swerve in time

A grassroots volunteer in Singapore narrowly avoided a head-on collision after a white car allegedly ran a red light and drove towards him at a traffic junction.

Speaking to MS News, Eugene Ng, 42, said that it happened on Tuesday (22 Sept) night at 11.26pm.

He said he was driving home after his “usual Meet-the-People Sessions (MPS)” when the incident happened.

Dashcam footage showed him waiting at a traffic light when a white car from the opposite direction suddenly drove towards him.

Ng swerved to avoid the vehicle and said he was fortunate there was no car beside him.

White car appears to drive towards him as he waits at traffic light

He told MS News that the incident occurred at the Boundary Road and Serangoon Central cross junction.

Ng said he was the first car at the traffic junction and was waiting for his turn to move.

This was when a white car from the opposite direction then “suddenly came straight” towards him.

He told MS News that the car was driving against the traffic and he believed that the car had beaten the red light “as the traffic on my left was still turning right”.

In his Instagram post, he said there was no time to sound his horn, see the car plate, or process what was happening.

“I just reacted,” he wrote.

The video appeared to show Ng quickly moving his car out of the way as the white vehicle continued through the junction without any sign of slowing down.

Although shaken, Ng did not report any injuries sustained from the close call.

“Thankfully, there was no car beside me. I moved out of the way just in time and avoided what could have been a head-on collision,” he wrote.

Says incident reminded him how quickly things can change

Ng said the incident made him reflect on how people can leave home expecting an ordinary day, only for things to change “in one second”.

He urged drivers, riders, cyclists and pedestrians to remain alert even when they are following traffic rules.

“You may be following every traffic rule. You may have the right of way. You may be doing absolutely everything correctly,” he wrote.

“But someone else may not.”

He also urged road users not to assume that other vehicles would stop simply because they had the right of way or a green light.

“Sometimes, being right is not enough,” he said.

He added that “that extra glance”, “that extra second of awareness” and the instinct to react could make the difference between getting home safely and being involved in an accident.

“Last night, I was fortunate,” Ng wrote. “Please stay safe out there.”

Traffic Police reminds motorists to stay alert at junctions

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) says motorists should slow down when approaching signalised junctions and be prepared to stop when the light turns amber.

Failing to conform to traffic light signals carries 12 demerit points and a composition fine of S$400 for light vehicles, according to SPF.

SPF has also said that red-light running is a serious offence that can put other road users at risk.

Traffic Police enforcement includes red-light cameras and mobile operations at junctions without cameras.

For Ng, the near-miss served as a reminder that road users cannot always predict what others will do.

He ended his post by urging everyone to stay alert.

“It could be the reason you still get to go home to the people waiting for you.”

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