Fleeing car overturns in Little India during police pursuit, 4 injured including person sought over assault case
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Early on Saturday morning, police in Little India arrested a 33-year-old man after a high-speed pursuit ended in a collision and a vehicle overturn at a road junction. The chase began after officers responded to a report that the suspect had assaulted a 34-year-old man with a sharp object near River Valley Road at about 8:35 p.m. the previous evening. During the assault, the victim remained conscious and was taken to hospital for treatment. The suspect fled the scene in his car, which was later spotted by patrol officers and forced to crash into another vehicle before rolling over. Police said the man will be charged with voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means and with failing to provide a breath specimen. Four people were reported injured in the incident, including the individual sought for the earlier assault. The authorities released a statement confirming the arrest and the pending charges.
A man was arrested on early Saturday (Nov 7) morning after a police pursuit in Little India ended with his car crashing into another before overturning at a road junction.Police said in a news release the same morning that the 33-year-old man will be charged with voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means and failure to provide a specimen of breath.According to the police, he had allegedly assaulted a 34-year-old man with a sharp object along River Valley Road at about 8.35pm on Friday.Police pursuit leads to car overturningThe victim was taken conscious to the hospital and the man was said to have fled in his vehicle after the assault.His vehicle was spotted by officers on patrol along Tessensohn Road at about 12.05am and they signalled it to stop. Instead of complying, the man allegedly sped off and officers pursued the vehicle.A video seen by AsiaOne shows the BMW sports utility vehicle (SUV) driving through the junction of Race Course Road and Birch Road, crashing into a white private-hire vehicle (PHV).The impact sends the BMW SUV overturning and landing on the road divider.
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