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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. <\/p>\n
Weapons and suspected drugs were also found in the van.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
A knife, a baton, and items suspected to be controlled drugs and drug-related paraphernalia were found in the van, said the police.<\/p>\n
The suspect was arrested for reckless driving causing hurt, driving without a valid licence, driving without valid insurance, failing to stop when ordered by a police officer in uniform, using a forged licence, possession of scheduled weapons, and various suspected drug-related offences.<\/p>\n
The suspected drug-related offences have been referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau.<\/p>\n
Police investigations are ongoing. <\/p>\n
In videos of the incident uploaded on Facebook page SGRV, a white van can be seen driving in and out of lanes, as police motorbikes follow, with sirens blaring. <\/p>\n
At one point, the van is seen driving through a junction as the light is red and pedestrians are crossing.<\/p>\n
One clip shows the van speeding across a junction, crashing into a flight of stairs. A man is then seen fleeing on foot, and a Traffic Police officer is seen chasing after him. <\/p>\n
A still image then shows a man in handcuffs sitting on the pavement by the van, with several police officers and Traffic Police officers crowded around him. <\/p>\n
Nearby, onlookers can be seen gathered around the accident site and across the road.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n