Young man and woman flee after car flips in Yishun

[UPDATE Nov 25] A taxi driver has shed light on the accident in Yishun on Nov 21.

The 38-year-old cabby told Shin Min Daily News that he was waiting at the traffic light when he heard a sudden loud bang.

"I looked to my left and saw the car that flipped right next to me. It scared me to death," he said.

According to the eyewitness, the male driver opened the door on his side to let his female passenger climb out of the flipped car.

The woman then took off running towards Yishun Community Hospital, followed by the driver who climbed out using the same door.

"I turned left and saw the woman running towards the emergency department of Khoo Teck Puat Hospital," he added.

The taxi driver described the pair as a young couple.

While he saw a clear liquid leaking from the car, the cabby said he did not see any smoke.

The eyewitness told the Chinese evening daily that once he drove further down the road, he spotted a police car and immediately reported the accident.

"I was shaking all over because the car missed hitting me by a few centimetres," he recounted, adding that he felt lucky to have survived as he had a newborn son.

The cabby added that the car involved in the accident had been travelling at a speed higher than the road's limit of 40km/h.

"Fortunately, there were no pedestrians on the pavement at the time, or the consequences would have been disastrous," he said.

A car was found flipped after an accident in Yishun on Thursday (Nov 21) morning. Its driver was nowhere to be found.

A photo posted to Facebook group Complaint Singapore shows a blue car lying on its side on the pavement.

Police officers can also be seen standing around the scene, which has been cordoned off.

Another photo posted to Facebook group Singapore Road Vigilante shows smoke rising from the car's engine. Its bumper and right headlight look badly damaged.

But none of the photos posted online show the car's driver.

Responding to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they were alerted to the accident, which occurred at the junction of Yishun Central 2 and Yishun Central, at about 8.30am on Thursday.

When officers arrived at the scene, however, the driver of the car was missing.

Investigations are ongoing.

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bhavya.rawat@asiaon.com