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Police Tactical Vehicle collides with car on PIE, accidentally performs PIT manoeuvre

Police Tactical Vehicle collides with car on PIE during lane change

A collision between a police vehicle and a civilian car occurred on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) near Balestier.

The incident allegedly occurred on 25 Sept at 9.46am.

In the dashcam footage, a black car and a red police vehicle drove side by side on the westbound expressway.

Identified in the Facebook post as a ‘police truck’, the vehicle is actually a Tactical Vehicle used by the Police Tactical Unit (PTU).

While driving, the PTU Tactical Vehicle then switched lanes to its left.

Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook

It ended up hitting the rear side of the black car and performing an impromptu PIT manoeuvre.

The black car swung perpendicular to the Tactical Vehicle and was pushed along the expressway for a short distance before the heavier vehicle came to a stop.

Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook

A passing white car narrowly avoided crashing into it as well.

All vehicles in the lane the accident occurred in had to stop and carefully drive around the accident site.

Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook

In response to MS News’ queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at about 9.50am.

 

It occurred along PIE towards Tuas near the Balestier Road exit.

The police confirmed that a 30-year-old car driver was conveyed to the hospital while conscious.

Investigations are ongoing.

Some netizens say car was in a blind spot

Most netizens blamed the Tactical Vehicle’s driver for not paying enough attention when changing lanes.

However, a few commenters defended them, alleging that the car was in the police vehicle’s blind area and could not be seen.

Source: Facebook

Someone joked that Singapore’s police training was now “very realistic”, given the unintentional execution of the PIT manoeuvre.

Source: Facebook

Another netizen humorously asked if the car’s driver still had to report the accident to the police if a police vehicle was already involved.

Source: Facebook

Also read: TP officer fatally hits pedestrian while allegedly speeding in Tai Seng, charged with dangerous driving

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Featured image adapted from SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook.

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