2 Arrested in Tanjong Pagar for Dangerous Driving, Traffic Police Officer Among 4 Taken to Hospital

SINGAPORE: Two people were arrested in Tanjong Pagar on Thursday (September 24) for separate incidents of dangerous driving.

Four people were taken to the hospital, including a Traffic Police officer who was run over by one of the cars.

It began around 11:50 a.m. Thursday when police officers patrolling an open space parking lot along Bayfront Avenue spotted a vehicle that was missing a front bumper.

According to police, a 32-year-old man in the driver’s seat ignored requests to get out of the vehicle and instead sped off.

“A chase ensued and the chase stopped when the car pulled onto a sidewalk on Anson Road after colliding with a taxi and another passenger car,” police said Friday in response to CNA inquiries.

The suspect then tried to flee on foot, they added.

He was later arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, dangerous driving causing injury and suspected drug related crimes.

The suspect, as well as two people from the other car involved in the accident, were conscious when they were taken to Singapore General Hospital.

“The 72-year-old taxi driver had no visible injuries,” police said.

While conducting investigations at the scene of that accident, a 32-year-old Traffic Police officer was struck by another car that was passing at the intersection of Anson Road and Prince Edward Road.

She was conscious when she was taken to Singapore General Hospital, police said.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the 36-year-old male driver of the passing car had not been attentive. He was arrested for dangerous driving and causing injury,” they added.

Photos and videos on the Facebook page of the Singapore road accident show police immobilizing a suspect on the sidewalk, with a silver car that had jumped onto a nearby sidewalk. His hood was damaged. A police dog was at the scene.

Another photo shows a Traffic Police officer lying on the road.

Police said investigations are ongoing.