{"id":30661,"date":"2026-02-22T22:54:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30661"},"modified":"2026-02-22T22:54:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T14:54:40","slug":"driver-leaves-scene-after-crashing-car-outside-school-in-simei-21-year-old-man-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30661","title":{"rendered":"Driver leaves scene after crashing car outside school in Simei, 21-year-old man arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Man arrested for allowing driver to drive without licence after car crashes in Simei<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/SgRoad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A driver left the scene after crashing a car outside Changkat Primary School in Simei<\/a>, with a 21-year-old man arrested for allowing them to drive without a licence.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted on Telegram showed that the car had mounted the kerb and intruded into the pavement.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702778\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702778\" class=\"wp-image-702778 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/simei-car.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/simei-car.jpg 516w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/simei-car-389x600.jpg 389w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/simei-car-97x150.jpg 97w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 516px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 516\/795;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SGRoad Blocks \/ Traffic News on Telegram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Three people seen standing next to crashed car in Simei<\/h3>\n<p>In the clip, which appeared to have been recorded from a vantage point opposite the school, smoke was seen rising from the car, suggesting that the accident had recently happened.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702779\" style=\"width: 523px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702779\" class=\"wp-image-702779 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/car-simei.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/car-simei.jpg 513w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/car-simei-385x600.jpg 385w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/car-simei-96x150.jpg 96w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 513px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 513\/800;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SGRoad Blocks \/ Traffic News on Telegram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Doors on both sides of the car were open, and three people were standing on the road next to the car.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702780\" style=\"width: 528px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702780\" class=\"wp-image-702780 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/car-simei-driver.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/car-simei-driver.jpg 518w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/car-simei-driver-418x600.jpg 418w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/car-simei-driver-105x150.jpg 105w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 518px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 518\/743;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SGRoad Blocks \/ Traffic News on Telegram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A woman\u2019s voice was heard, with the person recording the video describing them as \u201cyoungsters\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Police and ambulance arrive later<\/h3>\n<p>Another clip showed that an ambulance had arrived and stopped shortly behind the crashed car.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702781\" style=\"width: 527px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702781\" class=\"wp-image-702781 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/driver-car-simei-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/driver-car-simei-2.jpg 517w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/driver-car-simei-2-456x600.jpg 456w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/driver-car-simei-2-114x150.jpg 114w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 517px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 517\/681;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SGRoad Blocks \/ Traffic News on Telegram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At a nearby bus stop was a police car, and at least three paramedics and two police officers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702782\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702782\" class=\"wp-image-702782 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/driver-car-simei-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/driver-car-simei-3.jpg 515w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/driver-car-simei-3-454x600.jpg 454w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/driver-car-simei-3-113x150.jpg 113w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 100vw, 515px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 515px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 515\/681;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SGRoad Blocks \/ Traffic News on Telegram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A woman sat at the bus stop next to a man, with a paramedic attending to one of them.<\/p>\n<p>Two police motorcycles were later observed to have arrived at the scene.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_702783\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-702783\" class=\"wp-image-702783 size-full lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/simei.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/simei.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/simei-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/simei-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/simei-113x150.jpg 113w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/1280;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-702783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: SGRoad Blocks \/ Traffic News on Telegram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>One injured after car crashes in Simei, driver left scene<\/h3>\n<p>In response to queries from <em>MS News<\/em>, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 1am on Friday (20 Feb).<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<iframe id=\"answers-client-699b177044a4e\" class=\"answers-client\" src=\"\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It took place along Simei Street 3, and involved a car that was believed to have self-skidded.<\/p>\n<p>The driver left the scene before the police arrived.<\/p>\n<p>The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at about 12.55am, said one person was assessed for minor injuries but declined to be sent to the hospital.<\/p>\n<h3>Man arrested for allowing another to drive without licence<\/h3>\n<p>Additionally, a 21-year-old man was arrested for permitting another person to drive without a valid driving licence.<\/p>\n<p>Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>The incident came more than two weeks after a <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/deregistered-motorcycle-ecp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16-year-old girl was caught on 5 Feb for allegedly riding a deregistered motorcycle along the East Coast Parkway<\/a> with no valid driving licence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/deregistered-motorcycle-ecp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16-year-old girl allegedly rides deregistered motorcycle along ECP without driver\u2019s licence, under police probe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LsWBrservV\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/deregistered-motorcycle-ecp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16-year-old girl allegedly rides deregistered motorcycle along ECP without driver\u2019s licence, under police probe<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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