Police on the hunt for driver in viral video fleeing car after multiple collisions
Police are searching for a man who fled on foot after the car he was driving crashed into four vehicles in Telok Blangah on the morning of Nov 4, The Straits Times reported.
Various clips circulating on WhatsApp groups and social media were combined into one video and shared on the SG Road Vigilante (SGRV) Facebook page where it has since garnered more than 603,000 views, 3,000 reactions and 588 comments at press time.
The video open with two police officers getting out of a police car at a traffic junction. One goes to the entrance of a bus in front while the other approaches a vehicle that is obscured by it.
Moments later, a red car appears from behind the bus as the officer moves out of the way. It goes over the road divider into the opposite lane, narrowly missing a white car before turning right and speeding off.
The red car is later seen passing a stationary vehicle on a slip road and appears set to overtake two buses before returning to the inner lane and rear-ending the bus in front of it. Both the car and the bus halt and the red car's door opens as the cam car passes it.
Smoke can be seen rising from the stricken car's crumpled bonnet, before the video cuts to a man in a black T-shirt, white shorts and white slippers running. He turns back several times to look at the car behind him, from which the video is recorded, before the video ends.
Car drove off suddenly during police checks
According to The Straits Times, the police pursued the car after the driver sped off while being checked on. In the process, he collided with two cars, a van and a bus before abandoning the vehicle and fleeing the scene on foot.
An e-vaporiser was found in the car, said the police.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force told Stomp that it was alerted to a road traffic accident near the junction of Telok Blangah Drive and Telok Blangah Street 32 at 8.35am.
One person was taken to the Singapore General Hospital. The red vehicle bore the logo of Drive Lah, a car-sharing platform that allows vehicle owners to rent out their cars. It is unclear if the driver was the owner or if the vehicle was rented to him.
Netizens amused
The dramatic scene has left many in stitches.
"My grandma can run faster than you," joked a commenter.
Another quipped that the driver "thinks he is playing GTA 6"
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"Bro thought he was doing Ironman Challenge," said another.
E-vaporiser found in car, police say
Police told Stomp that on Nov 4 at about 8.30am, officers patrolling along Telok Blangah Drive came across a car that had mounted a kerb. When they checked on the driver, he suddenly drove off.
"The officers gave chase and during the pursuit, the car driver collided with two other cars, a van, and a bus," the police added.
The driver then fled on foot along Telok Blangah Hill, and an e‑vaporiser was found in the car, according to police.
The police also said the 48-year-old male driver was conveyed conscious to the hospital and that efforts to trace the car driver are underway.
They added that the e-vaporiser-related offence will be referred to the Health Sciences Authority, and police investigations are ongoin
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. Stomp has reached out to Drive Lah for comment.
