SG: Driver causes severe damage to Geylang Shophouse in pre-dawn crash
A car that crashed into a Geylang shophouse in the wee hours last Saturday has caused severe damage to a pillar, which left rubble everywhere. The driver, a 28 year old local, escaped with minor injuries to his left arm. However, he is currently facing further questioning after a parang was discovered under the car's back seat.
The driver, who works as a designer, denied owning the parang. He claimed he did not know how it got there, and accused someone else for placing it in the car while he was being questioned by the police.
SG: Cyclist killed after collision with lorry.
A cyclist was killed after a collision with a lorry on Changi Coast Road at about 10.30am on Saturday morning. This happens to be the 3rd making biking-related accident in just one week. The Straits Times has reported that the male victim was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Investigations are ongoing.
The first of the 3 accidents occurred on the 2nd of May along Mandai Road. The cyclist was involved in a hit and run. He was admitted to intensive care after the crash. The second accident occurred on the 3rd of May, in which 46-year-old tent construction worker Chen Gan Rong was killed when he was run over by an SBS bus at the intersection of Jalan Boon Lay.
SG: London Cabs plagued by mechanical issues
SMRT’s newest fleet of London Cabs have experience a wide array of mechanical failures and breakdowns that is causing inconvenience to the wheelchair-bound that rely on these taxis to get around. The new London Cabs were manufactured in China by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group.
The inferior quality of the cabs mean that despite their short stint in operation, the fleet has encountered numerous issues with the cabs that range from faulty air conditioning and dashboard lights, to windscreen wipers that stall. The problems have gotten so bad, that SMRT has had to fly in an engineer from the car maker to assist their mechanics to solve the issues.