SINGAPORE – A van driver was arrested on Jan 1 in Choa Chu Kang after a police chase that resulted in the suspect and a Traffic Police officer taken to hospital.
Weapons and suspected drugs were also found in the van.
The suspect had failed to stop for a routine check by Traffic Police officers on patrol at 5.20pm that day. The van driver, 34, sped off and Traffic Police officers gave chase, said the police on Jan 2 in response to queries.
During the chase, the van collided with a Traffic Police motorcycle. The rider, a 25-year-old officer, was conscious when taken to hospital, and is currently in a stable condition, said the police.
They added that the van is believed to have skidded at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Ave 7 and Keat Hong Link. The police said the driver was conscious when taken to hospital.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to a road traffic accident at the junction of Keat Hong Link and Choa Chu Kang Avenue 7 at about 5.50pm on Jan 1. Two people were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, it added.
