Man arrested for drink driving after accident in Marina Bay男子因酒后驾车在滨海湾发生车祸被捕
Man arrested for drink driving after Marina Bay accident involving two cars, with one woman taken to hospital. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Witnesses of the accident worked together to rescue a driver trapped inside an overturned car, which hit a utility pole with considerable force.
PHOTO: SINGAPURA CHANNEL/FACEBOOK
Published Nov 03, 2026, 12:40 PM
Updated Nov 03, 2026, 12:40 PM
A 33-year-old man was arrested for drink driving after a two-car crash at Central Boulevard and Marina View in Marina Bay at about 3.40am on Oct 31.
A 40-year-old female driver was taken conscious to hospital. Photos showed a grey car on its side and a white car badly dented, and young men helped rescue the trapped driver.
Police investigations are ongoing. Traffic Police said injury crashes rose from 3,748 to 3,869 in the first half of 2026, and injuries rose from 4,894 to 5,090.
SINGAPORE – A 33-year-old man was arrested for drink driving following an accident that involved two cars in Marina Bay in the early hours of Oct 31 .
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said on Nov 3 that they were alerted to an accident at the junction of Central Boulevard and Marina View at about 3.40am that day.
A 40-year-old female car driver was taken conscious to hospital, police said.
SCDF said it took one person to Singapore General Hospital.
Photos posted on the Singapura Channel Facebook page on Nov 2 show a grey car that appears to have hit a pole and flipped on its side, with its hood ripped open.
One photo shows a white car on the road, with a large dent in its side.
In another photo, a person appears to be climbing out of the vehicle with the help of two men.
The caption on the Facebook post said a group of young men worked together to rescue the driver, who was trapped inside the car and unable to get out on their own.
It added that the car had hit the pole “with considerable force”, leaving the front of the vehicle heavily damaged.
Police investigations are ongoing.
The Traffic Police said in its mid-year road traffic statistics released on Aug 28 that there were 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.
事故目击者齐心协力救出了被困在翻车内的司机，这辆车以相当大的力量撞上了电线杆。
照片：新加坡频道/脸书
发布于2026年11月3日下午12:40
更新于2026年11月3日下午12:40
10月31日凌晨3点40分左右，在滨海湾中央大道和滨海景路交界处发生两车相撞事故，一名33岁男子因酒后驾驶被捕。
一名40岁的女司机被送往医院时意识清醒。照片显示，一辆灰色轿车侧翻，一辆白色轿车严重凹陷，几名年轻男子合力救出了被困司机。
警方调查仍在进行中。交警部门表示，2026年上半年，交通事故伤亡人数从3748起上升至3869起，受伤人数从4894人上升至5090人。
新加坡——10月31日凌晨，滨海湾发生两车相撞事故，一名33岁男子因酒后驾车被捕。
警方和新加坡民防部队（SCDF）于11月3日表示，当天凌晨3点40分左右，他们接到报警称中央大道和滨海景路交界处发生一起交通事故。
警方称，一名40岁的女司机被送往医院时意识清醒。
新加坡民防部队表示，已将一人送往新加坡中央医院。
11月2日，新加坡频道Facebook页面上发布的照片显示，一辆灰色汽车似乎撞到了电线杆并侧翻，引擎盖被撕开了。
一张照片显示，一辆白色汽车停在路上，车身侧面有一个很大的凹痕。
在另一张照片中，一名男子似乎在两名男子的帮助下从车里爬了出来。
Facebook帖子上的说明文字称，一群年轻人齐心协力救出了被困在车内无法自行脱困的司机。
声明还补充说，这辆车“以相当大的力道”撞上了电线杆，导致车辆前部严重受损。
警方调查仍在进行中。
交通警察在 8 月 28 日发布的年中道路交通统计数据中表示，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，交通事故造成人员受伤的数量为 3,748 起，2026 年上半年交通事故造成人员受伤的数量为 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。