Driver, 22, arrested for driving under drug influence after car flips over in Kovan

A male car driver had to be rescued from his car wreckage after an accident involving his vehicle and another car in Kovan on Thursday (Sept 10) night.

He was later seen being arrested at the scene by police officers and led onto a police van.

The incident happened at about 11.50pm at the junction of Upper Serangoon Road and Hougang Street 21.

When AsiaOne arrived at the scene at about 12.20am on Friday, the man had just been rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force firefighters using rescue equipment.

A traffic light with a "No U-turn" signage mounted on it laid fallen across two lanes, with a visible dent at the lower-third area of the pole.

Debris were strewn across two lanes of the road in the direction towards Hougang, and on one lane of the carriageway towards Braddell Road. 

At least four police fast response cars, one fire engine and an ambulance were present at the scene.

Several police officers were seen around the male car driver as paramedics assessed his condition. 

Meanwhile, other police officers, wearing surgical gloves, were seen searching the car which had flipped onto its right side.

The 22-year-old appeared dazed as officers questioned him.

Traffic Police officers, who later arrived in two expressway patrol cars, were seen measuring the distance of debris and marks on the road surface.

Shortly after 2am, police officers handcuffed the male driver and led him to a waiting police van. A tow truck began the process of righting and towing the car off at around the same time.

In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police confirmed that the man was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.

They added that a vaporiser found in the man's possession was also seized and the vape-related offence has been referred to the Health Sciences Authority.

Based on AsiaOne's observations at the scene and the agencies involved in ongoing investigations, it is believed that the man had allegedly used an etomidate-laced vaporiser, also known as Kpods. 

However, this will have to be confirmed by HSA through testing. Investigations are ongoing.

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