A Singapore-registered car crashed into a row of terrace houses in Johor Bahru (JB), but its Singaporean driver escaped with just minor injuries.
Photos of the accident, posted by SG Road Vigilante on Facebook, showed the white Audi lying upside down inside one of the houses.
Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook
According to the images, the wrecked vehicle had overturned. It came to a rest after bashing through a wall between two houses. The car’s Singapore licence plate is clearly evident.
This left a massive hole in the wall, with bricks and mortar strewn across the rooms.
Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook
The car’s bumper had completely fallen off.
Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook
Its rear windshield was shattered, and its roof and other parts of its body were crumpled.
Source: SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook
The caption identified the location as Taman Century, a neighbourhood in JB near KSL City Mall, a popular haunt for Singaporeans.
A female resident told Shin Min Daily News that she heard a loud noise and was shocked to find that part of her home’s roof had been destroyed.
Based on her understanding, the driver had lost control of the car, which “flew” over the metal gate of one of the houses.
It then crashed through a wall between two houses and landed upside down inside one of them.
The car driver was a young man, according to the resident.
Besides a bleeding leg, he did not appear to have any serious injuries. The driver was able to walk and talk after climbing out of the car.
He had sustained the leg injury after kicking open the window to get out, she said.
He then asked the woman to help him get his phone, but she was too afraid to go over.
After some residents helped clean his leg wounds and gave him water, his friend arrived and took him to the hospital, she added.
The car was subsequently removed from the houses, and police arrived to investigate.
In a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday (18 Dec), the Johor Police said the incident took place at about 5.15am on 24 Nov.
The driver, a 32-year-old Singaporean, had lost control of his car in heavy rain and on a slippery road.
This resulted in him crashing into four residences at 31, 33, 35, and 37 Jalan Harimau.
Checks on Google Maps showed that the houses are located around a bend in the road, with the road level higher than the houses.
Source: Google Maps
The accident damaged the fences, walls, eaves and gates of all the houses.
The driver suffered minor injuries, and paramedics took him to Columbia Asia Hospital for treatment.
Police administered an alcohol test, and it returned negative.
Police issued him a summons under Rule 10 of Malaysia’s Road Traffic Rules for failing to exercise due control over a vehicle.
Further investigations are underway, and members of the public are advised to contact the police if they have information about the incident.
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Featured image adapted from SGRV FRONT MAN on Facebook.