Several cars that appeared to be taking advantage of an empty lane behind a Traffic Police patrol car ended up in a chain collision during the evening rush hour on April 17.
In a 63-second dashcam video shared on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante, a police patrol car with its lights on is seen travelling along the right-most lane of the Central Expressway (CTE), as other motorists filter into the middle lane to give way.
A black car then cuts in from the middle lane — which has a line of slow-moving traffic — into the empty right lane, slotting in behind a grey car. A light grey Suzuki follows behind, with a Mercedes trailing.
Moments later, the black car brakes, seemingly reacting to something ahead.
However, the Suzuki continues at a normal speed. The driver then attempts to swerve to the left at the last second but is unsuccessful.
At least two vehicles behind crash into the Suzuki, which in turn slams into the black car, causing severe damage to its rear.
The Suzuki ends up partially blocking the middle lane, with smoke seen emitting from the front of the vehicle.
