Car driver with vape arrested for drug-driving after accident in Rochor involving bus, PAB
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The engine compartment of the bus and the car’s bonnet were badly damaged after the crash.
PHOTOS: SGRV FRONT MAN/FACEBOOK
- A 31-year-old car driver was arrested for drug-driving after rear-ending an SBS Transit bus in Rochor, injuring a PAB rider and a bus passenger.
- The driver possessed a vaporiser, leading to a related offence referral to the Health Sciences Authority; police investigations are ongoing.
- Traffic accidents involving drugs increased, with 38 cases from 2023 to 2025; traffic deaths reached a 10-year high of 149 in 2025.
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SINGAPORE – A 31-year-old car driver was arrested for drug-driving after an accident involving his car, a power-assisted bicycle (PAB) and a bus in Rochor on the evening of Sept 12.
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident in Middle Road, towards Sophia Road, at about 6.45pm.
SBS Transit spokeswoman Grace Wu said Service 56 bus was rear-ended by the car while passengers were boarding and alighting at a bus stop.
Two people – a 32-year-old male PAB rider and a 65-year-old female bus passenger – were taken conscious to Raffles Hospital, the authorities said.
Five other bus passengers sustained minor injuries but declined to be taken to hospital. The remaining passengers were transferred to another bus to continue their trips, Wu said.
The police said the car driver also suffered minor injuries but refused to be taken to hospital, adding that he was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.
A vaporiser was found in the driver’s possession, the police added. This vaporiser-related offence has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).
Police investigations are ongoing.
Footage shared on Facebook group Complaint Singapore shows a black car that had crashed into the back of an SBS Transit bus at a bus stop in Middle Road.
The engine compartment of the bus and the car’s bonnet were badly damaged.
An SCDF van can also be seen at the scene, with the vehicles blocking the two leftmost lanes.
The police said a vaporiser was found in the driver’s possession.
PHOTO: SGRV FRONT MAN/FACEBOOK
Driving under the influence carries a jail term of up to one year, a fine of up to $10,000, or both for first-time offenders, according to the Singapore Police Force’s website.
Repeat offenders can face up to two years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to $20,000. Offenders will also be subjected to disqualification from driving.
Between 2023 and 2025, there were 38 traffic accidents that involved drug or etomidate use. Of these, 19 led to death.
Among the fatal incidents, nine involved etomidate – an anaesthetic that has been used in e-vaporisers known as Kpods – while the remaining 10 involved only drugs.
Traffic deaths hit a 10-year-high in 2025, with 149 killed, compared with 142 in 2024. The number of injured people also increased, from 9,342 in 2024 to 9,955 in 2025.