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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
A black car then cuts in from the middle lane \u2014 which has a line of slow-moving traffic \u2014 into the empty right lane, slotting in behind a grey car. A light grey Suzuki follows behind, with a Mercedes trailing.<\/p>\n
Moments later, the black car brakes, seemingly reacting to something ahead. <\/p>\n
However, the Suzuki continues at a normal speed. The driver then attempts to swerve to the left at the last second but is unsuccessful. <\/p>\n
At least two vehicles behind crash into the Suzuki, which in turn slams into the black car, causing severe damage to its rear.<\/p>\n
The Suzuki ends up partially blocking the middle lane, with smoke seen emitting from the front of the vehicle.<\/p>\n
In response to Stomp\u2019s queries, the police said they were alerted to an accident involving five cars along the CTE towards the Ayer Rajah Expressway. <\/p>\n
A 32-year-old female passenger was conveyed conscious to the hospital.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil and Defence Force (SCDF) added that the injured person was taken to Singapore General Hospital.<\/p>\n
\u2018Monkey see monkey do\u2019<\/h2>\n
Netizens largely blamed the Suzuki driver, noting that there appeared to be no attempt to brake before the crash. <\/p>\n
\u201cSuzuki had 3 business days to brake and come to a stop,\u201d quipped a Facebook user, while another added: \u201cSuzuki driver is daydreaming.\u201d<\/p>\n
Others criticised the drivers for following one another into the empty lane without exercising caution.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll the cars monkey see monkey do. All just follow blindly,\u201d one commented.<\/p>\n
Another said: \u201cMany like to rush behind emergency vehicles to get faster clearance… Accident waiting to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cTraffic police need to u-turn and attend to this?\u201d one netizen joked.<\/p>\n
Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
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