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A 62-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after he was involved in an accident in Toa Payoh on Friday (July 24).<\/p>\n
Photographs of the accident’s aftermath was uploaded on SGRV Front Man Facebook page later the same day.<\/p>\n
In the photos, a wrecked white sedan can be seen parked across a pedestrian crossing with multiple torn portions of green road dividers strewn around it.<\/p>\n
The front of the vehicle also appears significantly damaged, with its left tyre ripped from the wheel arch, lying flat on the road.<\/p>\n
Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police said that they were alerted to an accident involving a car believed to have skidded along Toa Payoh Lorong 1 towards Toa Payoh Lorong 6 around 3am on Friday.<\/p>\n
A 62-year-old male car driver was taken conscious to hospital and was subsequently arrested for drink-driving. Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
This incident took place just hours after a van driver was arrested for driving under the influence of drink and suspected drug-related offences.<\/p>\n
Around 9pm on Thursday (July 23), officers were patrolling the junction of Toa Payoh Lorong 1 and Lorong 2 when they stopped a van for a routine check.<\/p>\n
Drug paraphernalia, one vaporiser and three pods were found in the van and seized as case exhibits following the check, and a 30-year-old male van driver was arrested.<\/p>\n
The suspected drug-related offences were referred to the Central Narcotics Bureau, while the vaporiser-related offence was referred to the Health Sciences Authority.<\/p>\n
Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
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khooyihang@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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