Two police officers were taken to hospital after an accident following a car chase with a vehicle whose driver evaded a police road block in the wee hours of Friday (June 2) along Mackenzie Road.
The 43-year-old man had refused to comply with the police officer’s instructions when he was stopped at the road block at 1am, the police told The Straits Times on Friday.
He sped off and in the ensuing pursuit, an accident involving his car and a police vehicle occurred along Normanton Park.
Pictures of the accident provided to Lianhe Wanbao in a report on Friday show a police car with its front smashed into a flight of stairs.
Two police officers were taken to the National University Hospital. ST understands that their injuries were minor.
The car driver and his 34-year-old female passenger were subsequently arrested for drug and traffic-related offences, the police said.
The accident comes just a day after a traffic police officer died in a traffic accident along Serangoon Road while in the course of duty.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/
