An illegal U-turn attempt at Hougang Street 91 resulted in a major accident involving a Renault and Mercedes.
Despite the double white lines and the two single-lane roads, the Renault still tried making a U-turn, which ended in a costly accident.
Photos of the incident were posted on Facebook page ROADS.sg by netizen Kenneth Wong, on Wednesday (June 29).
From one side, the Renault’s right tyre was completely dislodged. The collision also caused the vehicle’s airbags to activate.
“Wow! How it managed to crush until this state? Almost like right to right head on!” commented Facebook user Aik Peng.
Another photo showed the Mercedes’ airbags had also been deployed due to the collision.
A Singapore Civil Defence Force ambulance and a stretcher were spotted at the scene.
Members from the online community noted this was quite an aggressive U-turn attempt for the Renault’s front tyre to have dislodged.
“Big impact. Mercedes maybe travelling quite fast didn’t anticipate the antics of the Renault driver,” added Facebook user Outback.
Meanwhile, Facebook user Gwen Ng highlighted that there was a designated U-turn slot about 300 metres up ahead; hence the incident could have been averted.
“Sometimes I don’t even understand what’s going on with their pathetic mind… causing inconvenience to the public, own wallet bleeds,” said Facebook user Kenichiro Chan in a comment that others might also be thinking.
Road users are advised to follow traffic rules and practise extra caution to avoid such accidents. /TISG
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