{"id":94645,"date":"2026-10-21T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=94645"},"modified":"2026-10-21T14:16:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T06:16:01","slug":"car-crashes-into-divider-in-tampines-woman-19-assists-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=94645","title":{"rendered":"Car crashes into divider in Tampines; woman, 19, assists police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary article-summary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A <!-- -->19<!-- -->-year-old woman is assisting the police with their investigations after the <!-- -->car<!-- --> she was driving crashed through a centre<!-- --> <!-- -->divider in Tampines in the evening of Oct <!-- -->20<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to media<!-- --> <!-- -->queries, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) on Oct 21 said they were alerted to the traffic accident at the <!-- -->junction<!-- --> of Tampines Street 96 and Bedok Reservoir Road at around <!-- -->7.20pm<!-- --> the day before.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The vehicle was believed to have skidded at Tampines Street <!-- -->96<!-- -->, and a person was assessed by the SCDF for minor injuries but <!-- -->declined<!-- --> to be taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to footage posted on social media by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zaobao.com.sg\/news\/singapore\/story20261020-9868166?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">Chinese daily Lianhe Zaobao<\/span><\/a>, one half of a grey car can be seen mounted on the centre divider, near a signalised traffic crossing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The front right corner of the car looks damaged, while damaged parts of the railings on the divider can be seen around the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Debris, including what appears to be broken pieces of car windows, can be seen scattered on the road and a nearby grass patch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Several SCDF and police vehicles and personnel were at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">On Aug 28, the Traffic Police reported an increase in accidents and injuries for the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Traffic accidents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/more-road-accidents-injuries-in-first-half-of-2026-even-as-fatalities-fall-traffic-police?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">resulting in injuries rose<\/span><\/a> from 3,748 in the first half of 2025 to 3,869 in 2026, while the number of injured people increased from 4,894 to 5,090.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/woman-19-assisting-police-investigations-after-car-crashes-into-divider-in-tampines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 19-year-old woman is assisting the police with their investigations after the car she was driving crashed through a centre divider in 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