Man, 69, says someone threw canned mushrooms & baked beans from block onto his new Toyota car causing dents

A man in Singapore found two large dents on the bonnet of his new Toyota car one morning.

The damage was allegedly caused by cans of food thrown from a block of flats at night.

The retiree, Tang, 69, told Shin Min Daily News that he had purchased a new Toyota Corolla earlier this year, and it was damaged in less than seven months.

What happened

The incident occurred overnight at around 1:20am on Jul. 15 at the open-air car park in front of Block 127 Bedok North Street 2.

Tang only discovered the damage when he went to his car at around 7am that morning.

He told Shin Min: "At first I couldn't believe it. I had to look at the licence plate to confirm it was my car."

Having installed a dashcam, he reviewed the footage and found that two cans of food had fallen from above and struck the bonnet.

He found the cans on the ground nearby: One contained mushrooms and the other contained baked beans.

He said: "These two cans are unopened and not expired. I have no idea who did this."

Police report filed

Tang put the cans in a plastic bag and brought them to the police station to file a report.

He told Shin Min he believed officers had also gone down to the car park to investigate.

Repair costs

Tang said he had initially wanted to pay for the repairs himself, but eventually claimed the S$3,000 repair cost via his car insurance.

However, he still had to pay a S$600 assessment fee out of pocket, with his car spending three days at the workshop.

Since the incident, Tang told Shin Min he no longer parks in the open-air car park, opting for the multi-storey car park instead, even though it means a 10-minute walk home.

At the scene

When Shin Min visited the area on Jul. 16, another can of mushrooms was found on a patch of grass.

The can was visibly damaged, with mushrooms and liquid spilling out.

Several residents said they were unaware of any high-rise littering in the area.

In response to Mothership's queries, the police confirmed that a report had been lodged and that investigations are ongoing.