{"id":51432,"date":"2026-05-11T04:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=51432"},"modified":"2026-05-11T04:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:25:41","slug":"driver-dies-after-car-crashes-into-tree-in-clementi-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=51432","title":{"rendered":"Driver dies after car crashes into tree in Clementi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A 56-year-old man died on May 10 after an accident in Clementi where his car crashed into a tree.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The police said they were alerted to an accident involving two cars along Clementi Avenue 2, towards West Coast Road, at about 6.10pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The driver of one of the cars was taken to hospital unconscious before he later died, added the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it had taken the man to the National University Hospital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_1an58qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_1an58qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_1an58qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2an58qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2an58qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_2an58qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In images circulated online, a black sedan can be seen wrapped around a tree in a lane divider. 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