{"id":8931,"date":"2025-11-05T00:48:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=8931"},"modified":"2025-11-05T00:48:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T16:48:39","slug":"police-searching-for-man-who-fled-after-traffic-accident-in-telok-blangah-vape-found-in-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=8931","title":{"rendered":"Police searching for man who fled after traffic accident in Telok Blangah; vape found in car"},"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<!-- --> The police are searching for a man who fled on foot after the car he was driving collided with four other vehicles in Telok Blangah on the<!-- --> morning of Nov 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police said their officers had been patrolling in<!-- --> Telok Blangah Drive at about 8.30am<!-- --> when they spotted a car that had mounted a kerb.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The driver drove off suddenly as the police officers were checking on him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A police pursuit then followed, during which the car collided with <!-- -->two other cars, a van and a bus<!-- -->. The driver then fled on foot <!-- -->along Telok Blangah Hill<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">An e-vaporiser was found in the car, and the related offence will be referred to the Health Sciences Authority, the police said, adding that investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"default inline-media-wrapper\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/90e69a7cf668f6a399bc71176dbaf4439070daa123518b6d013b60e183dae623?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/90e69a7cf668f6a399bc71176dbaf4439070daa123518b6d013b60e183dae623?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/90e69a7cf668f6a399bc71176dbaf4439070daa123518b6d013b60e183dae623?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/90e69a7cf668f6a399bc71176dbaf4439070daa123518b6d013b60e183dae623\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-default flex items-start shrink-0 object-cover default article-default mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">Police officers seen on the site of accident involving a rental car and an SBS Transit bus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to a traffic accident near the <!-- -->junction of Telok Blangah Drive and Telok Blangah Street 32 at about 8.35am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A 48-year-old male motorist was conscious when taken to Singapore General Hospital, the authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a media reply, SBS Transit <!-- -->spokesperson Grace Wu said<!-- --> bus service 131 <!-- -->was travelling straight on the extreme left lane of Henderson Road when it was rear-ended by a car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Passengers on board were transferred to another bus to continue their journey, she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a video uploaded on Singapore Road Vigilante\u2019s Facebook page, a police car is seen stopped behind a public bus at a traffic junction. One officer rushes out and disappears behind the bus, while another goes to the front entrance of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police officer and a red car then appear from behind the bus, with the officer moving out of the way as the car mounts the kerb, goes into the opposite lane and drives off after turning right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The logo of car rental company Drive Lah can be seen on the side of the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Later in the video, the red car is seen filtering into a two-lane road and swerving between the lanes before hitting the back of another public bus, with both vehicles then stopping. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Smoke can be seen coming out of the red car\u2019s damaged bonnet. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In another scene, a heavily tattooed man wearing a black T-shirt and white shorts is seen running in slippers on the pavement, seemingly in <!-- -->Henderson Road, before turning into Telok Blangah Green<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He appears to be holding something in his right hand, and frequently turns back to look at the person in the vehicle recording the video. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Straits Times has contacted Drive Lah for more information.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 680\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/tags\/e-cigarettesvaping\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_self\" data-testid=\"inline-image-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f6b9357f3de03e2009117cd96e383dcc233bcb59e4f155b782cc2424c72fbde7?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f6b9357f3de03e2009117cd96e383dcc233bcb59e4f155b782cc2424c72fbde7?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f6b9357f3de03e2009117cd96e383dcc233bcb59e4f155b782cc2424c72fbde7?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/f6b9357f3de03e2009117cd96e383dcc233bcb59e4f155b782cc2424c72fbde7\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-screen tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/a><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Accidents - traffic\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Accidents &#8211; 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