{"id":49859,"date":"2026-05-05T06:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=49859"},"modified":"2026-05-05T06:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T22:45:01","slug":"man-who-allegedly-fled-after-hit-and-run-accident-near-woodlands-checkpoint-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=49859","title":{"rendered":"Man who allegedly fled after hit-and-run accident near Woodlands Checkpoint arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A <!-- -->30-year-old car driver<!-- --> was arrested o<!-- -->n May 4<!-- --> after allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/police-looking-for-car-driver-after-hit-and-run-near-woodlands-checkpoint?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">causing an accident near Woodlands Checkpoint<\/span><\/a> and fleeing on April 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to The Straits Times\u2019 queries, the police said the man was arrested for dangerous driving causing grievous hurt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They had earlier said they were alerted to the accident, involving two cars and a motorcycle, <!-- -->along BKE towards Woodlands Checkpoint before Woodlands Crossing<!-- --> at<!-- --> around 10.50pm on April 26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They added that one of the car drivers had left the scene before they arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A <!-- -->32-year-old male motorcyclist<!-- --> was taken to the Woodlands Hospital by the Singapore Civil Defence Force in a conscious state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a dashcam video uploaded on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante, a black car appears to collide with a white car on the first lane of the expressway. Both cars come to a stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">As the driver of the white car exits the vehicle, the black car, which was at the rear, reverses and turns into the second lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">There, the car collides with a motorcycle \u2013 narrowly missing two others \u2013 sending it and its rider tumbling across two lanes of the expressway. This time, the black car does not stop and instead is driven away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/man-who-fled-after-hit-and-run-accident-near-woodlands-checkpoint-arrested\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 30-year-old car driver was arrested on May 4 after allegedly causing an accident near Woodlands Checkpoint and fleeing on April 26. 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