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Van driver speeds up to change lanes on PIE, rear-ends car in front

Van driver speeds up while changing lanes on PIE, collides into nearby car

On Tuesday (25 Aug), a Toyota van collided with a car on the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) while attempting to change lanes.

Dashcam footage from the vehicle that was rear-ended captured the incident, which occurred around 7.47am.

Van kept a safe distance before accident

In a video posted by SGRV ADMIN on Facebook, a white Toyota van is driving behind the camcar along the middle lane.

Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook

For most of the video, the van is cruising while maintaining a safe distance between the vehicles.

As the camcar comes to a gradual stop, the white van follows suit.

Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook

Suddenly changes lane and drives fast

However, the van driver signals to change lanes and speeds up while doing so.

This resulted in the van rear-ending the camcar instead.

Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook

A large dent was visible on the van’s hood, while shards of glass and debris were littered across the road.

But the van driver appears conscious and safe.

Source: SGRV ADMIN on Facebook

The camcar driver wrote in the caption: “What a bad day. Don’t understand why nowadays commercial vehicles go every lane they want.”

 

Traffic police really need [to] work something out.

Also read: M’sia-registered motorcyclist skids along Tuas Viaduct after trying to lane split between lorries

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Featured image adapted from SGRV ADMIN on Facebook.

Shirleen Lee

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