Two recent hit-and-run drivers arrested

A 30-year old man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of driving an Audi car that spun out of control in Simei Avenue on Tuesday morning - crashing into seven other vehicles and causing a 1½-hour jam along the three-lane road, reported The Straits Times.

The driver, who has not been named, was seen running away from the scene after the 9:15am pile-up near the Institute of Technical Education College East campus.

Police said yesterday that the accident 'occurred when the driver of a silver saloon car failed to exercise proper control of his vehicle' and he was arrested in the vicinity of the National University Hospital. His driving licence will be suspended. Witnesses said the driver had been speeding and was overtaking when his car collided with other vehicles and swerved towards the road divider.

Meanwhile, the police have arrested a 29-year old man who was believed to have also fled on foot after causing an accident in Jurong Town Hall Road two weeks ago. He had allegedly been driving a white Honda Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV) on 31^st of July, when it collided with a motorcyclist.

"It was established subsequently that the MPV that caused the accident was affixed with a false number plate," the police said. The Traffic Police managed to identify the driver and arrested him in the vicinity of Hougang Street 21 for both traffic and drug offences, in a joint operation with the Central Narcotics Bureau.