Woman arrested for drink driving after accident in Amoy Street; 2 people taken to hospital女子因酒后驾车在厦门街发生车祸被捕；两人被送往医院
A 25-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were taken conscious to hospital. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In photos posted on the SGRV Front Man Facebook page, a grey car appears to have crashed into the side of a building believed to be Far East Square.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SGRV FRONT MAN/FACEBOOK
Published Oct 17, 2026, 09:15 PM
Updated Oct 17, 2026, 09:15 PM
SINGAPORE – A 37-year-old woman was arrested for drink driving on Oct 17 after an accident involving three cars in Chinatown.
The police said they were alerted to the accident , which also involved two people seated outside a bar in Amoy Street towards Cross Street, at about 12.45am that day.
The two individuals , a 25-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, were taken conscious to hospital.
A 39-year-old male car driver had minor injuries but declined to be taken to hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
In photos posted on the SGRV Front Man Facebook page on Oct 17, a grey car appears to have crashed into the side of a building believed to be Far East Square.
The hoarding of the building where the car crashed shows the upcoming opening of music restaurant bar Hutaoli in the third quarter of 2026.
Another grey car and a blue car were captured stationary.
In its mid-year road traffic statistics released on Aug 28, the Traffic Police said more accidents and more people were getting injured in the first half of 2026 than in the same period in 2025.
The number of traffic accidents resulting in injuries increased from 3,748 in the first half of 2025 to 3,869 in 2026.
Injuries rose from 4,894 in the first half of 2025 to 5,090 during the same period in 2026.
In August, Senior Minister K. Shanmugam said in Parliament that 5,176 people were arrested for drink driving between 2023 and 2025.
Fines were imposed in 3,020 cases, with offenders having to pay about $5,200 on average.
A total of 647 offenders were imprisoned, with the average sentence being 45 days.
在 SGRV Front Man 的 Facebook 页面上发布的照片中，一辆灰色汽车似乎撞上了据信是远东广场的建筑物侧面。
照片：SGRV 主唱/Facebook 截图
发布于 2026 年 10 月 17 日晚上 9:15
更新于2026年10月17日晚上9:15
新加坡——10月17日，一名37岁女子因酒后驾车在唐人街引发三车相撞事故而被捕。
警方表示，当天凌晨 12 点 45 分左右，他们接到报警称在厦门街靠近十字街的一家酒吧外发生了一起事故，事故还涉及两名坐在酒吧外的人。
这两名伤者，一名25岁的女子和一名35岁的男子，被送往医院时意识清醒。
一名39岁的男性汽车司机受了轻伤，但他拒绝被送往医院。
警方调查仍在进行中。
10 月 17 日，SGRV Front Man 的 Facebook 页面上发布了一些照片，照片显示一辆灰色汽车似乎撞上了据信是远东广场的建筑物侧面。
车祸发生地点的围挡显示，音乐餐厅酒吧“虎桃里”将于 2026 年第三季度开业。
另一辆灰色汽车和一辆蓝色汽车被拍到静止不动。
在8月28日发布的年中道路交通统计数据中，交通警察表示，2026年上半年发生的交通事故和受伤人数比2025年同期要多。
2025 年上半年，造成人员受伤的交通事故数量为 3,748 起，2026 年上半年则增至 3,869 起。
2025 年上半年受伤人数为 4,894 人，2026 年同期受伤人数为 5,090 人。
8 月，高级部长尚穆根在国会表示，2023 年至 2025 年间，共有 5176 人因酒后驾车被捕。
在 3020 起案件中，违规者被处以罚款，平均罚款金额约为 5200 美元。
共有 647 名罪犯被判入狱，平均刑期为 45 天。