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Man, 43, arrested for drink driving after car rams down traffic light in Jalan Besar
The car is believed to have self-skidded.
January 02, 2025, 12:40 PM
A 43-year-old driver has been arrested for drink driving after his car rammed down a traffic light in Jalan Besar just before New Year's Eve.
Police told Mothership that they were alerted to the accident along Jalan Sultan towards Syed Alwi Road at 11:50pm on Dec. 30.
The car was believed to have self-skidded.
The aftermath
A picture shared on the Complaint Singapore Facebook group showed that a blue car had mounted a grass road divider in front of Hotel Boss at Jalan Sultan.
It had also knocked down a traffic light.
Image from Complaint Singapore/Facebook
A video shared on TikTok showed debris scattered across the junction from the accident.
Police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) vehicles were also at the scene.
GIF from adelinelimmy/TikTok
Police said that no injuries were reported.
A 43-year-old male car driver was arrested for drink driving.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Top image from Complaint Singapore/Facebook & adelinelimmy/TikTok
