Man arrested for drink driving after accident outside Esplanade; 2 taken to hospital男子因酒后驾车在滨海艺术中心外发生车祸被捕；两人被送往医院
Man arrested for drink driving after accident outside Esplanade injures two pedestrians in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A 42-year-old man was arrested for drink driving after SCDF was alerted to an accident at Raffles Avenue at about 10pm on Sept 16.
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Published Sep 17, 2026, 05:35 PM
Updated Sep 17, 2026, 05:35 PM
A 42-year-old man was arrested for drink driving after colliding with two pedestrians outside Esplanade mall in Singapore on Sept 16.
The two injured pedestrians, colleagues on a work trip from China, were conscious when taken to hospital; one has a fracture needing surgery.
New traffic laws were recently passed, lowering alcohol limits for drivers to 15mcg per 100ml of breath to enhance road safety.
SINGAPORE – A 42-year-old man was arrested for drink driving after an accident involving a car and two pedestrians outside the Esplanade mall on the night of Sept 16 .
In a media reply , the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to an accident at Raffles Avenue at about 10pm .
Two pedestrians - a 40-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man - were conscious when taken to Singapore General Hospital by the SCDF .
Police investigations are ongoing.
In an interview with local Chinese paper Shin Min Daily News, the male pedestrian said he and the woman are colleagues and had just arrived from China on Sept 16 on a work trip.
He said that the pair, along with a group of colleagues, were on their way to catch a bus when the accident happened.
The woman has a fracture and requires surgery, according to the male pedestrian.
On Aug 4, Parliament passed new traffic laws in a crackdown on drink driving, phone use while driving and rogue motorists. The alcohol limit for drivers was slashed by more than half, f rom 35 micrograms (mcg) of alcohol per 100ml of breath to 15mcg .
9月16日晚上10点左右，新加坡民防部队接到莱佛士大道发生交通事故的报警后，逮捕了一名42岁男子，该男子因酒后驾车被捕。
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发布于 2026 年 9 月 17 日下午 5:35
更新于2026年9月17日下午5:35
9月16日，一名42岁男子在新加坡滨海艺术中心购物中心外撞倒两名行人后，因酒后驾车被捕。
两名受伤的行人是来自中国的同事，他们因工作出差，被送往医院时意识清醒；其中一人骨折需要手术。
最近通过了新的交通法规，将驾驶员呼气中的酒精含量限制降低至每 100 毫升 15 微克，以提高道路安全。
新加坡——9月16日晚，一名42岁男子在滨海艺术中心购物中心外发生一起涉及汽车和两名行人的交通事故后，因酒后驾车被捕。
警方和新加坡民防部队（SCDF）在回复媒体时表示，他们于晚上 10 点左右接到莱佛士大道发生事故的报警。
两名行人——一名 40 岁女子和一名 41 岁男子——被新加坡民防部队送往新加坡中央医院时意识清醒。
警方调查仍在进行中。
在接受当地中文报纸《新明日报》采访时，这名男行人表示，他和这名女子是同事，9月16日刚从中国来此出差。
他说，事发时，他和同伴以及一群同事正准备去赶公交车。
据男行人称，该女子骨折，需要手术。
8月4日，议会通过了新的交通法规，严厉打击酒后驾驶、开车时使用手机和违规驾驶行为。驾驶员的酒精含量限制被削减了一半以上，从每100毫升呼气中35微克（mcg）酒精含量降至15微克。