Speeding car hits van, overturns along TPE, teen arrested for drunk driving

Speeding car overturns on TPE, 19-year-old arrested for drunk driving

On Sunday (June 30), a car crashed and overturned after speeding on the Tampines Expressway (TPE), hitting a van and hitting the traffic barrier.

The SG Road Vigilante – SGRV Facebook page posted a video of the incident, which reportedly happened at 5:15 a.m.

According to The Strait Times, a 19-year-old driver was arrested for drunk driving following the incident.

Three people were taken to hospital.

A speeding car tries to overtake, but overturns on TPE

Several clips from the accident, which took place before the Elias Road exit, show a white car, allegedly a Volkswagen Golf, driving at full speed in the middle lane of the TPE.

The car then suddenly moves towards the leftmost lane. Apparently unaware of the presence of the vehicle in front, the speeding Volkswagen collides with the rear of a black van.

The high-speed collision caused the van to spin and crash into the dividing wall. At the same time, sparks fly as the Volkswagen overturns.

Footage from the aftermath of the accident shows the Volkswagen Golf overturned in the middle of the highway.

Teen arrested for drunk driving, 3 in hospital

The driver of the white Volkswagen, a 19-year-old man, was arrested following the incident for drink-driving.

Three people, the driver of the Volkswagen, a 25-year-old van driver and a 54-year-old passenger, were taken to Changi Hospital in a conscious condition, according to the Singapore Civil Defense Force.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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Featured image adapted from Singapore roads accident.com on Facebook and SG Road Vigilante on YouTube.