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Some events are beyond our control, such as getting into an accident with another motorist, due to plain oversight on his part. However, if you were to get into an accident on your own like this Mitsubishi driver, then you only have yourself to blame: What Happened? A Mitsubishi Lancer EX was travelling on lane 2 along Sengkang East Drive when he veered off course, mounted the kerb and crashed into a lamp post, sending it to the ground. The driver then alighted from his vehicle to retrieve items from the back seat and boot of his car. After retrieving his items, the driver hurriedly flees away on foot. But Wait... Just when you thought it was over, the Mitsubishi driver does something else. After fleeing from the scene, the driver decided to "u-turn" and headed back to his car. He began searching high and low inside his car and the surrounding area while appearing to be looking for a specific item. Moments later, he ditches his car again and flees from the scene. Later in the morning, traffic police could be seen at the accident scene, surveying the surrounding neighbourhood and investigating the accident. The Possibilities In all honesty, accidents such as the above could only happen for two possible reasons: (1) Driving under the influence of alcohol; and/or (2) Driving under the influence of drugs. Moreover, the fact that the driver's first instinct was to retrieve his belongings from his car and flee makes him even more sus. Netizens' Comments Brace yourself, we will be hearing this song for a long time. Seems like I am not the only one who thought so. No CCTV also got dash cams and members of the public filming you. Sure tio caught within 24 hours (give or take)! ========= Be the first to get the latest road/ COE news, and get first dibs on exclusive promos and giveaways in our Telegram SGCM Community. Join us today!

Are we missing the elephant in the room? Tree falls killing passers-by may be considered as an act of God, but what about lamp post? Which agency is in-charge of lamp post maintenance? Anyway, kudos to the 13 fast thinking and supportive (pun intended) passers-by. 👍 👍 Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/13-who-stopped-a-lamppost-from-falling-received-the-public-spiritedness-awards Mr Noralimin and Madam Noor Adhhawati's plans to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary and the birthdays of two close friends was memorable - for the wrong reasons. The four ended up spending 90 minutes preventing a lamp post from collapsing at an open carpark in Outram Road on Dec 12 last year. They were among 13 individuals who received the Public Spiritedness Award on Tuesday (Feb 23) for preventing the lamp post from collapsing. The four friends had dinner reservations that night at Fairytail Gastrobar at D'Hoteland had parked in the open carpark near the hotel at about 8.45pm. They had stopped to take a photo before heading to the restaurant at a well-lit spot by a lamp post when Mr Noralimin, 38, noticed that it was unstable. The four of them quickly held on to the lamp post after it began tilting. "We were scared that we were not strong enough to hold the lamp post until someone could help," said Mr Noralimin, a maintenance specialist in the oil and gas industry. About 10 minutes later, a family of five heading home arrived at the carpark and saw the situation. Two men from the family joined in holding up the lamp post, relieving Madam Adhhawati, 36, and allowing her to call the police. The police arrived shortly, at about 9pm. Another man spotted the group supporting the lamp post and rallied others from nearby shops to help. A total of 13 people, along with the police officers who responded, took turns to hold up the lamp post, with eight to 10 people doing so at any point of time, until maintenance workers arrived with a cherry picker truck. The maintenance workers used rope to secure the lamp post - which Mr Noralimin estimated to be 10-15m tall - to the cherry picker's boom, the extendable arm. The 13 and the police officers were finally relieved of their undertaking at around 10.15pm after holding onto it for 1½ hours. The lamp post was subsequently replaced. Mr Noralimin said: "We were constantly encouraging each other while holding the lamp post. It motivated us to keep going." He added that it was heartening to see strangers stepping in to help. Assistant Commissioner of Police Gregory Tan Siew Hin, commander of Central Police Division, presented the Public Spiritedness Awards to the 13 individuals on Tuesday for their action, which prevented any injury to people or damage to property. "The police would like to commend all recipients for their public-spirited acts that will inspire others to step forward to keep our neighbourhood safe," he said.