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S'pore man, 85, drives car along walkway of NUS building, assisting with police investigations
A person was assessed for minor injuries, but declined to be sent to the hospital.
February 07, 2026, 04:42 PM
An 85-year-old man was seen driving a car along the pedestrian walkway of a National University of Singapore (NUS) building on Feb. 6.
A Mothership reader said he was exiting a lecture theatre when he saw a car slowly driving along the school's engineering building walkway.
He added that later on, an ambulance arrived at the scene and the car "exited the same way it came in from".
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Responding to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted to a road traffic accident along Engineering Drive 4 on Feb. 6 at 12:15pm.
A person was assessed for minor injuries, but declined to be sent to the hospital.
An NUS spokesperson said that no one from NUS was injured.
Preliminary investigations by the police revealed that an 85-year-old man had driven into the walkway of a building in a private compound.
The driver is assisting with investigations for a negligent act.
Police investigations are ongoing.
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