Man arrested for suspected drug-driving after accident in Ang Mo Kio; vape found in possession

A vaporiser and a pod found in the man’s possession were seized by the police.

PHOTO: SG ROAD BLOCKS/TELEGRAM

Published Sep 24, 2026, 09:30 AM

Updated Sep 24, 2026, 09:53 AM

SINGAPORE – A 33 -year-old man has been arrested for suspected drug -driving after an accident in Ang Mo Kio in the early hours of Sept 22 .

In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police said they were alerted to an accident involving a car and a taxi along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 towards Buangkok Green at 1.45am that day.

The driver of the car was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.

“A vaporiser and a pod found in his possession were seized,” the police said, adding that the vaping offence has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).

The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that two people had been assessed for injuries, but both declined to be taken to hospital.

Investigations are ongoing , the police added.

A photo of the accident’s aftermath circulating online shows a black car straddling two lanes of the road.

The vehicle’s front end appears severely damaged with its airbags deployed, and debris is strewn across the road.

First-time offenders convicted of driving under the influence of drugs face a jail term of up to one year, a fine of up to $10,000, or both, according to the Singapore Police Force’s website.

Repeat offenders face up to two years in jail and a fine of up to $20,000, and will also be disqualified from driving.

Between 2023 and 2025, there were 38 traffic accidents that involved drug or etomidate use . Of these, half – 19 – led to death.

Nine of the fatal incidents involved etomidate – an anaesthetic that has been used in e-vaporisers known as Kpods – while the remaining 10 involved only drugs.

Traffic deaths in Singapore hit a 10-year-high in 2025 , with 149 killed, compared with 142 in 2024. The number of injured people also rose from 9,342 in 2024 to 9,955 in 2025.

警方从该男子身上搜出一个电子烟和一个烟弹。

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发布于 2026 年 9 月 24 日上午 9:30

更新于2026年9月24日上午9:53

新加坡——9月22日凌晨，宏茂桥发生一起交通事故，一名33岁男子因涉嫌吸毒后驾驶被捕。

针对《海峡时报》的询问，警方表示，当天凌晨 1 点 45 分，他们接到报警称，在宏茂桥 5 道往万国绿地方向发生了一起涉及一辆汽车和一辆出租车的交通事故。

该车司机因吸毒后驾驶被捕。

警方表示：“在其住所查获了一个电子烟和一个烟弹”，并补充说，该电子烟违法行为已移交卫生科学局（HSA）处理。

新加坡民防部队表示，已对两人进行了伤情评估，但两人均拒绝被送往医院。

警方补充说，调查仍在进行中。

网上流传的一张事故现场照片显示，一辆黑色轿车横跨两条车道。

车辆前端损毁严重，安全气囊已弹出，碎片散落在路面上。

根据新加坡警察部队网站的信息，初犯吸毒后驾车者将面临最高一年的监禁、最高 10,000 美元的罚款，或两者并罚。

屡犯者将面临最高两年监禁和最高 20,000 美元的罚款，并被取消驾驶资格。

2023年至2025年间，共发生38起涉及毒品或依托咪酯使用的交通事故。其中一半（19起）导致死亡。

9 起致命事件涉及依托咪酯（一种用于电子烟 Kpods 的麻醉剂），而其余 10 起事件仅涉及毒品。

新加坡2025年的交通事故死亡人数达到10年来的最高水平，为149人，而2024年为142人。受伤人数也从2024年的9342人上升到2025年的9955人。