Update (11 Nov, 3.30pm): Channel NewsAsia (CNA) reported that a man has been arrested for driving while under the influence of drugs. He collided with a police car on Friday (11 Nov), sending it crashing into a shophouse in Little India.
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Early this morning (11 Nov), a police car crashed into a shophouse along Veerasamy Road in Little India, allegedly after an accident with another car.
Source: Telegram
A police officer was reportedly seen carried away on a stretcher by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers.
Footage circulating online showed the aftermath of the crash, with the entirety of the police vehicle on the walkway outside a closed shop.
Source: Telegram
A closer look at the vehicle revealed some damage to its sides.
Source: Beh Chia Lor – Singapore Road on Facebook
The incident occurred at the junction of Veerasamy Road and Jalan Besar in Little India, reportedly at about 1am on Friday (11 Nov). The location is just a stone’s throw away from the Rochor Neighbourhood Police Centre.
Source: Google Maps
Heng Moh Seng, the shophouse that the police vehicle crashed into, is an old-school shop that specialises in Buddhist religious items.
According to SG Road Vigilante, the police car crashed into the shophouse after getting into an accident with a GetGo vehicle. A video that the Facebook page shared showed a GetGo car that had stopped a short distance away, with its hazard lights on.
Police officers in uniform directed traffic away from the area.
According to CNA, a car had collided with a police vehicle in Jalan Besar and caused it to crash into a shophouse nearby.
The police were on their way to respond to an incident when a car collided with the rear end of their vehicle. The impact caused the vehicle to hit a road sign before crashing into a shophouse nearby.
Other officers later arrested the 43-year-old driver of the civilian car for driving while under the influence of drugs. The police also suspect him of other drug-related offences.
A separate picture showed paramedics carrying an individual on a stretcher and onto an ambulance.
Source: Beh Chia Lor – Singapore Road on Facebook
CNA stated that paramedics conveyed a conscious 25-year-old police officer to the hospital.
In response to queries from MS News, the SCDF confirmed that they received an alert regarding an accident at the junction of Jalan Besar and Veerasamy Road at around 1am on Friday (11 Nov).
They conveyed one person to Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Paramedics assessed another person for minor injuries but they refused conveyance to the hospital.
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Featured image adapted from Telegram.
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