11/08/2018

Spate of cars flipping over

Update 22 Feb 2020: Third overturned car in a week after 3-vehicle accident
The overturned Toyota Altis in the accident at the junction of Woodlands Road and Mandai Road which caused two lanes to be closed. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDERSON PUA

For the third time this week, a car has overturned on the roads.

At about 8am yesterday, an accident involving a black Toyota Altis, a bus, and a trailer occurred at the junction of Woodlands Road and Mandai Road.

On Monday , a car flipped over along Jalan Besar after a collision with another vehicle. Then, on Wednesday, a Toyota Prius Plus overturned at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5.A 49-year-old male driver and a 27-year-old female passenger were taken to hospital.

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Car overturns in accident with bus and trailer at Woodlands Road, driver taken to hospital

A 48-year-old man was taken to hospital after an accident involving his car, a bus and a trailer along Woodlands Road on Thursday morning (Feb 20).

The police told Stomp that they were alerted to the three-vehicle accident at 8.02am.

The car driver was conscious when taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.

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Car turns turtle after accident with another vehicle at Sims Avenue junction

A car overturned after an accident involving another car occurred at the junction of Sims Avenue and Tanjong Katong Road on Saturday afternoon (Jan 4).

Stomper DH was walking along a nearby overhead bridge when he suddenly heard a loud 'bang'.

He contributed photos of what he saw and told Stomp: "After hearing the 'bang', I looked around and saw a car overturning.

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Audi turns turtle after accident involving another car along Orchard Boulevard

An Audi car turned turtle after an accident involving another car occurred along Orchard Boulevard on Tuesday afternoon (Dec 24).

Stompers Yeo and Jonathan contributed photos of the accident's aftermath and said: "Saw an overturned Audi at Orchard Boulevard bus stop, near Orchard MRT Station.

"I took the photo at 2pm when I was on a bus that was passing by and saw this overturned car.

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21-year-old driver taken to hospital after car overturns along West Coast Highway

A 21-year-old driver was taken to hospital after his car overturned along West Coast Highway on Sunday morning (Dec 22).

Stomper Don was driving along the highway and going towards Taman Jurong when he saw the aftermath of the accident.

He took a video of the aftermath and told Stomp: "I was there at about 7.20am.

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Police investigating incident of overturned car along Havelock Road
Photos of the incident shared online show a red car overturned on the road, with various pieces of the vehicle scattered nearby

The police are investigating a car accident along Havelock Road towards Upper Pickering Street  that happened on Thursday (Dec 12), a spokesperson said.

Photos of the incident shared online show a red car overturned on the road, with various pieces of the vehicle scattered nearby. A post on Facebook group SG Road Vigilante said that the car had flipped over after it hit a tree.

It also said that the vehicle was an Alfa Romeo, an Italian maker of luxury automobiles.

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Car gets wrecked after mounting kerb and turning turtle along Havelock Road

A car overturned after mounting a kerb along Havelock Road on Thursday afternoon (Dec 12).

Several Stompers alerted Stomp to the incident and shared videos taken at the scene.

In one of the videos, the car is seen mounting a kerb before flipping onto its roof. In another video, the front of the car appears to be completely wrecked.

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Female BMW driver, 67, rams through railing and falls 10m onto road after stepping on wrong pedal

A 67-year-old woman was taken to hospital after her car crashed through a railing, fell 10 metres down onto a road and ended up overturned on Friday afternoon (Aug 9).

Responding to a Stomp query, the police said they were alerted to the car accident along 388 Clementi Road at 2.28pm.

The female driver was conscious when taken to National University Hospital.

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Car flips and spins after hitting tree in Sembawang Road
Onlookers comforting the women at the side of the road. PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS

Two women were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital after a car accident yesterday.

At 12.40am yesterday, the police were alerted to an accident involving a car in Sembawang Road. In a video of the accident posted on Facebook group Beh Chia Lor - Singapore Road, a dark blue car could be seen skidding onto the central divider.

The car then hit a tree, causing it to flip and spin on its side, before coming to a stop.

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2 girls, aged 18 and 20, taken to hospital after car overturns at Sembawang Road

Two car passengers were taken to hospital after the car that they were in got into an accident along Sembawang Road in the early hours of Tuesday (July 23).

In response to Stomp queries, the police said they were alerted to an accident involving a car at 12.40am.

The two women, aged 18 and 20, were conscious when taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

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Audi turns turtle in accident on ECP, causes massive traffic jam

An Audi overturned in an accident along the East Coast Parkway (ECP) on Wednesday night (June 12).

Stompers Zinon, KC, Jasmin and KS alerted Stomp to the incident. Zinon shared a photo he took while passing by the overturned car while the others forwarded videos that have been circulating online.

In the videos, passers-by appear to be helping the driver out of the car and extinguishing flames coming from the car's engine.

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8-year-old boy and 72-year-old woman taken to hospital after car overturns on PIE

Two passengers were taken to hospital after their car overturned along the Pan-Island Expressway, towards Tuas, on Wednesday afternoon (May 8).

The police told Stomp in response to queries that they were alerted to the car accident at 3.03pm.

"An eight-year-old boy and a 72-year-old woman were conscious when conveyed to National University Hospital and Ng Teng Fong General Hospital respectively," added a police spokesman.

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Female driver taken to hospital after car turns turtle near Yishun Dam

A 40-year-old woman was taken to hospital after her car turned turtle in an accident along Yishun Avenue 1 on early Tuesday morning (Apr 2).

Stomp understands that the car had skidded. Responding to a Stomp query, the police said they were alerted to the accident, which occurred in the direction of Yishun Avenue 8, at 12.31am.

The car driver was conscious when taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

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43-year-old driver taken to hospital after car overturns in Yishun accident

A 43-year-old man was taken to hospital after an accident involving his car along Yishun Ring Road in the wee hours of Tuesday (Feb 12).

A Stomper alerted Stomp to a photo of the overturned car posted by Facebook user Vincent Chua.

In response to a Stomp query, the police said they were alerted to the car accident at 1.52am.

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Driver taken to hospital after van turns over in accident along Tiong Bahru Road

A 62-year-old man was taken to hospital after the van he was driving was involved in an accident with a car along Tiong Bahru Road on Tuesday afternoon (Jan 29).

Stomper Andrew alerted Stomp to the accident and shared video footage he took of the accident while he was travelling past the scene at about 3.55pm.

In the video, Andrew first passes by a blue car that appears to have sustained damage to its front-right side.

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Driver goes MIA after car turns turtle along Bedok Road, case handed over to CNB

A car turned turtle along Bedok Road on Thursday (Jan 10), but its driver was nowhere to be found.

Responding to queries by Stomp, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the car accident at 8.40am.

Stomp understands that the driver was not at the scene.

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Car overturns in tunnel from CTE towards AYE

A car travelling in a tunnel from the Central Expressway (CTE) towards the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) overturned near the Merchant Road exit at around 9.20am this morning (Jun 1).

In a video that Stomper Kelvin shared, a car with its front smashed is seen overturned on a lane, in between a tow truck and a lorry.

Two workers are also seen hooking the damaged car to the tow truck.

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Driver, 49, sent to hospital after car overturns opposite Mediacorp campus

A 49-year-old man was sent to the hospital after his car crashed into a lamppost and overturned in Ayer Rajah earlier this morning (Feb 23).

Stomper James passed by the accident site, which he said was opposite the Mediacorp campus, at around 9am and contributed a photo of the overturned vehicle.

In response to a Stomp query, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to an accident at 1 Stars Avenue at about 7.30am.

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A Week Of Car Flips, 3 including cabbie injured after accident at Hougang
The taxi driver and two passengers from one of the cars, aged between 30 and 58, had to be taken to hospital after an accident in Hougang Avenue 7 towards Tampines Road. PHOTO: SG ROAD VIGILANTE/FACEBOOK

3 people had to be taken to hospital after an accident between two cars and a taxi on Friday morning (May 3).

Police said they were alerted to the accident in Hougang Avenue 7 towards Tampines Road at 10.11am.

The taxi driver and two passengers from one of the cars, aged between 30 and 58, were conscious when taken to Sengkang General Hospital.

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Two taken to hospital after car overturns along Pasir Ris Street 11
An eyewitness said some passers-by helped flip the car, which had overturned, onto its side.PHOTO: SHIN MIN READER

men were taken to hospital after an accident between two cars in Pasir Ris on Sunday night (April 28).

The police said they were alerted to the accident, which took place along Pasir Ris Street 11 in the direction of Pasir Ris Drive 2, at around 9.20pm.

One of the cars overturned as a result of the accident, while the other came to a stop a short distance away.

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Car overturns near Yishun Dam; driver taken to hospital

A 40-year-old woman suffered minor injuries after the car she was driving flipped near Yishun Dam just after midnight yesterday.

The police said that they were alerted to an accident involving a car along Yishun Avenue 1, in the direction of Yishun Avenue 8, at about 12.30am.

Photos sent to citizen journalism website Stomp show the overturned car at the side of the road.

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At Least 3 Injured By Overturned Cars Across Singapore
It appears that flip-flopping isn’t limited to politics nowadays – cars in Singapore have caught on as well

On Thursday (31 May), blogger mrbrown tweeted that a car had overturned in a CTE tunnel. The accident took place at the slip road leading out of the CTE and onto Merchant Road.

Lambo flipped - In the latest road incident involving a luxury car, a Lamborghini also overturned, this time on Sentosa Island. The accident took place on Sentosa’s Allanbrooke Road (towards Cove Avenue) at about 4.53pm on Tuesday (29 May).

The Straits Times reports that 3 men were sent to the hospital in relation with the accident. The following vehicle types were involved in Tuesday’s incident: Lamborghini, Toyota Estima, Mini Cooper

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4 people hurt after car flips over on Ayer Rajah Expressway
The police said they were alerted to the accident on the AYE towards Tuas near the Jurong Town Hall Road exit at about 7am. FOTO: FACEBOOK/SINGAPORE ROADS ACCIDENT

3 men and a woman were injured after their car flipped over on the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE) on Sunday morning (July 15).

The police said they were alerted to the accident on the AYE towards Tuas near the Jurong Town Hall Road exit at about 7am.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that 4 people were taken to the National University Hospital.

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Car flips over in CTE tunnel, Merchant Road entrance closed briefly
The grey car that flipped over in a tunnel on the Central Expressway. Traffic slowed to a crawl in the tunnel following the accident. FOTO: ST READER

A car flipped over in a tunnel on the Central Expressway (CTE) on Friday morning (Jun 1), with the affected entrance near Merchant Road briefly closed to motorists.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) tweeted at about 10am that there was an accident in the tunnel, in the direction of the Ayer Rajah Expressway.

It added that the Merchant Road entrance was closed.

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Lamborghini driver, 22, in hospital after car flips over in Sentosa
3Three men — including the driver and passenger of this Lamborghini sports car — were taken to the hospital after a road accident at Sentosa on Tuesday (May 29) afternoon

3 men — including the driver and passenger of a Lamborghini sports car — were taken to the hospital after a road accident at Sentosa on Tuesday (May 29) afternoon.

The police said it was alerted to an accident involving 3 cars along Allanbrooke Road towards Cove Avenue in Sentosa at around 4.50pm.

The 3 men "were conscious when conveyed to the Singapore General Hospital", the police added.

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Car flips over in CTE tunnel; no injuries reported

A car flipped over in a tunnel on the Central Expressway (CTE) yesterday morning, causing the entrance near Merchant Road to be briefly closed to motorists.

The Land Transport Authority tweeted at about 10am about the accident in the tunnel in the direction of the Ayer Rajah Expressway, adding that the Merchant Road entrance was closed.

A video circulating on the Internet showed traffic slowing to a crawl in the tunnel as vehicles inched their way past the overturned car.

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Driver believed to be missing after car overturns in Sengkang

Investigations into the accident are ongoing, police said. (Photo: Leow Rong Sheng)

A car overturned in an accident in Sengkang on Monday (Jul 9) but when medics rushed there, they found no one at the scene.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it responded to an accident along 20 Rivervale Drive at 5.13pm on Monday (Jul 9).

"Upon arrival, SCDF could not find anyone at scene," it said.


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Driver goes missing after car flips over in Rivervale Drive
A grey Honda overturned in Rivervale Drive on Monday evening, but rescuers were unable to find the driver or anyone else at the scene. FOTO: FACEBOOK/SG ROAD VIGILANTE

A car overturned in Rivervale Drive on Monday evening (Jul 9) but rescuers arrived to find no one at the scene.

Images posted on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook group had shown a grey Honda car flipped over on the road.

Another image uploaded later on Monday evening showed that the car had been flipped upright & moved nearer to the side of the road. The top of the car was partially crushed.

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Driver, passenger taken to hospital after car flips over at Bukit Batok



A car overturned at Bukit Batok on Friday. (Photo: Wong Weng Koon)

A 66-yr-old driver and a passenger were taken to hospital after the car they were in flipped over at Bukit Batok on Friday morning (Dec 22).


The police said they were alerted to an accident involving 2 cars at the junction of Bukit Batok Street 23 and Bukit Batok Industrial Park at 11.10am.


The driver and his passenger, a 31-yr-old man, were conscious when they were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. Police investigations are ongoing.


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OG, 1 dead, 4 taken to hospital after car flips over at Woodlands Ave 


A motorcyclist was killed and four other people, including a one-year-old infant, were taken to hospital after a car flipped over onto the opposite lane at Woodlands Avenue 12 on Monday evening (Aug 7).


Channel NewsAsia understands the driver of the car was trying to avoid another vehicle when his car hit a traffic light and overturned.


Police said they were alerted to an accident involving a car, a lorry and two motorcycles at the junction of Woodlands Avenue 12 and Woodlands Avenue 1 at around 7.30pm.


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Car flips over at Woodlands Avenue 12; driver arrested


A motorcyclist was killed and 4 other people, including a one-yr-old infant, were taken to hospital after a car flipped over onto the opposite lane at Woodlands Avenue 12 on Monday evening (Aug 7).


The 32-yr-old male driver of the car was arrested for causing death by a negligent act, police said on Tuesday.


Channel NewsAsia understands the driver of the car was trying to avoid another vehicle when his car hit a traffic light and overturned.


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Lamborghini totalled in three-car catastrophe in Sentosa; 3 men hospitalized

Three men were conveyed to Singapore General Hospital yesterday afternoon in the aftermath of a three-vehicle accident in Sentosa involving a Mini Cooper, a Toyota Estima and one severely wrecked Lamborghini sports car.


Police were alerted to the accident along Allanbrooke Road towards Cove Avenue around 4:50pm, with TODAY reporting that the Lamborghini driver is a 22-year-old.



The three casualties — the Lambo driver, his 21-year-old passenger, and the 38-year-old MPV driver — were conscious when conveyed to hospital.

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One dead, four taken to hospital in multi-vehicle crash along Woodlands Ave 12

A 30-yr-old motorcyclist was killed in an accident involving a car, a lorry and two motorcycles at the junction of Woodlands Avenue 12 and Woodlands Avenue 1 on Monday (Aug 7) evening. Photo: Zack Leo/Facebook

A 30-yr-old motorcylist was killed in an accident involving a car, a lorry & another motorcycle at the junction of Woodlands Avenue 12 and Woodlands Avenue 1 on Monday (Aug 7) evening.


The police said they were alerted to the accident at 7.34pm and the male motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.


From images of a video that was widely circulated online, the car, which was travelling on the other side of the road, had somehow swerved into the right lane on Woodlands Avenue 12.


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Car flips over after crash; 3 hurt

The Mini Cooper ended upside down after crashing into a parked car. The Mini's female driver was taken conscious to hospital along with the driver of the parked Toyota Vios. A passer-by is also believed to have been hurt. FOTO: AARON WAN

3 people were taken to hospital early yesterday after an accident in which a Mini Cooper crashed into a parked car in the city centre.


Witnesses said the Mini was travelling at a "high speed" when it hit the Toyota Vios in Bencoolen Street before overturning.


The Mini's female driver was taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, along with the driver of the parked car, according to the Singapore Civil Defence Force.


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Van flips on side in crash near Old Police Academy


A van flipped on its side on the Pan-Island Expressway yesterday. No injuries were reported from the accident, which occurred along a slip road near the Old Police Academy. Police received a call at around 4.40pm and are investigating.


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Cars overturn on ECP, Seletar West Link


2 cars overturned in two separate accidents yesterday.


In the first, a black car turned turtle near Fort Road on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) in the direction of Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE).


2 persons were injured, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). It dispatched an ambulance to the scene at around 9.30am.


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Man who 'stole car with knife' flips vehicle while fleeing

The 27-yr-old drove the car away but lost control shortly, mounting the kerb and flipping the car on a grass patch. FOTO: LIANHE WANBAO READER

A 27-yr-old man who allegedly forced a man to hand over his car keys while brandishing a knife at Lakeside was arrested for armed robbery on Monday (May 8).


The incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday morning at about 1am, at 201 Boon Lay Way.


The car owner had been with a friend at Lakeside when a man allegedly approached them with a knife & demanded the car keys, Lianhe Wanbao reported on Monday.


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Flipped car on CTE causes 5km jam


A car flipped on its side on the Central Expressway (CTE) yesterday morning, causing heavy traffic along a 5km stretch of the expressway.


Photos posted on citizen journalism website Stomp showed motorists trying to push the black sedan back on its wheels.


The accident occurred in the direction of the Seletar Expressway, after the Jalan Bahagia exit.


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RED CAR FLIPS INTO DIVIDER, FLYING DEBRIS HITS TWO OTHER CARS


Nowadays, accidents on Singapore roads are getting more more like Hollywood blockbuster style of car crashes. Cars turned turtle, hurtling into drains, lorries getting smashed. Not so simple anymore.


Another accident that continues this movie style crash happened at Buangkok on Thursday. The driver of a red car lost control of his vehicle, resulting in the crash and the vehicle overturning on the road divider, sending debris flying and striking two other cars. The accident happened at Buangkok Drive towards Buangkok East early on Thursday morning. Three people were in the car, the driver, a man in his 40s, a teenage girl and an elderly woman. Passers-by managed to pull all three out of the car.


SCDF reported that all three had minor injuries, and none went to hospital. Police did not say how the accident actually took place. They are still investigating.


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Car flips on side after collision at junction; driver unhurt

Accident involving a white Honda Vezel and A red BMW 320i at the junction of Sengkang Central and Buangkok Drive on Aug 29, 2017.ST FOTO: DESMOND WEE

A collision at the junction of Buangkok Drive and Sengkang Central left a white Honda on its side on Tuesday (Aug 29) night. No one was injured.


Its driver, a 50-yr-old man who declined to speak to the media, appeared unscathed after he alighted from an ambulance on the scene.


His car, travelling towards Sengkang Central, was hit after it suddenly cut in front of another car, a GrabHitch, carrying 2 passengers.


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Car flips over at Tampines Avenue 2: 'I wanted to help but it was too late'


Stomper Biqa saw a car that had turned turtle along Tampines Avenue 2 yesterday morning (Oct 23).


He said that he heard a drifting sound just moments before the accident occurred & had wanted to help, but was 'too late' as the car had already flipped over.


Said the Stomper: "I was walking at the bridge nearby and heard a loud drifting sound. Then I saw that the car was flipping. Wanted to help but I was too late. "Fortunately, it was only one driver and he did not seem injured."


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Car knocks over tree and turns turtle at Newton Road


Stomper MPeX was travelling on a bus along Newton Road this afternoon (Sep 10) when he saw an overturned car


The accident occurred opposite Newton Life Church and MPeX noted that there was a fallen tree next to the car that the driver may have knocked over.


Said the Stomper: "There was an ambulance and police on the scene. "I did not see anybody trapped in the car or injured.

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Man in his 20s injured after car turns turtle in accident along Newton Road
A red-coloured car overturned in an accident along Newton Road this morning (Aug 20) at around 7.15am

Stomper Richard was at the scene at around 7.40am and sent photos of what happened to Stomp.

Based on the photos, the overturned car landed on its bonnet in the middle of 2 lanes.

Parts of the car can also be seen on the road and the pavement.

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Shocking car collision allegedly occurs at Woodlands Ave 12


A 30-year-old motorcyclist, Khairman Mohamed Sabari, was killed tonight after a car jumped into the opposite lane after mounting the central divider, landing directly on him. Another motorcyclist who was riding behind him was injured, along with the occupants of the car – a male driver, female passenger and a one-year-old infant.


The accident occurred at the junction of Woodlands Ave 12 and Ave 1.


A video of the horrifying accident has been circulating online. Viewer discretion is advised:


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Dramatic stunt-like accident on BKE sees 2 vehicles crashing at high speed, lorry flips over


While numerous examples of accidents should leave us with heightened cautiousness while on the roads, this is apparently not so for all drivers.


A recent accident was caught on camera where a car and a lorry collided, to the extent that the heavier vehicle flipped to its side along an expressway.


According to the driver whose dashcam recorded the footage, the accident occurred on Feb. 21, 2.26pm, along BKE (PIE).


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mrbrown @mrbrown May 31

PSA: “Accident at CTE towards AYE after Merchant Rd”

Singapore roads today congested all over. It’s cray cray


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Singapore Road Accident Like This Page · 30 January 2015





Singapore Road Accident added 2 new photos 17 April 2017

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Aftermath of the Woodlands Ave 12 accident when a car flipped, killing 1 person

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SG Road Vigilante - SGRV‎ to SG Road Vigilante 9 July at 03:12

Car turned turtle at Rivervale Drive behind Rivervale Plaza at LRT station.

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ROADS.sg 7 August 2017

Warning: Graphic

Fatal accident at Woodlands Ave 12.

RIP. Deepest condolences to the victim's family.

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