'This is not a McDonald's drive-thru': Car crashes into entrance of covered walkway in Toa Payoh
The driver of an electric vehicle lost control of his car while exiting a parking lot, crashing into the entrance of a covered walkway.
This incident occurred on March 17 at 2.55pm at a multi-storey carpark at Block 84C Lorong 2 Toa Payoh.
A Facebook post on the incident by ROADS.sg said: "Hello, this is not a McDonald's drive-thru".
According to Shin Min Daily News, the Hyundai electric car rushed out of a parking lot on the first floor before crashing into a covered walkway connector, which is now cordoned off, with fragments of debris scattered on the ground.
Footage shows the driver of the vehicle attempting to slowly reverse, with someone else onboard. The bumper falls off in the process, and the right headlight is broken.
When Shin Min reporters arrived at the scene, the car had been towed away and the entire walkway had been cordoned off.
Mr Pan, 38, shared that he frequently parks his car at this carpark.
"When I passed by at around 6pm, the scene was already cordoned off and neither the car nor the driver were present," he said.
A resident who declined to be named stated that he heard a "bang" and later found out a car had crashed into a pillar at the covered walkway.
He said it was fortunate that Monday was a school holiday, otherwise there would normally be students waiting for the bus at the site of the crash.
"There are also elderly people who hold activities and children who play there, so fortunately no one was hurt."
The 55-year-old driver involved in the incident, Mr Wong, said that he had parked his car on the first floor and wanted to drive out of the parking lot, but accidentally pressed a button that caused the chair to move forward automatically, causing his foot to get stuck.
"I stepped on the gas and the car went straight forward for 10 metres and crashed into the walkway and got stuck," he said.
Mr Wong explained that a few others in the parking lot were washing cars and rushed over to help immediately after the incident.
"There were some workers nearby who saw it and came to help," he added.
"My car door was stuck, so I had to level my seat and climb out through the back door."
He said he was only bruised on his right arm. "I'm going to the garage later to see how the car is doing, I don't know if the car is still driveable."
Reporters revisited the site on the morning of March 18, where a worker was repairing a damaged pillar.
Following a query, the police confirmed they had received a report of an incident involving a car.
The 55-year-old male driver suffered minor injuries but refused to be taken to hospital, a police spokesperson said.
The case is still under investigation.
