Little India police pursuit: Man who fled from officers, causing 2-vehicle accident charged
A man has been charged in court after fleeing from police in Little India. The pursuit led to an accident that injured four people, including the driver. The 33-year-old man appeared in court via video link from a hospital. He faces charges for voluntarily causing hurt through dangerous means. He is also charged with failing to provide a breath specimen. Police stated the man had previously assaulted another person with a sharp object on River Valley Road.
A man who fled from the police in Little India and caused four persons, including himself, to be injured after an accident on early Saturday (Nov 7) morning, has been charged in court.Yugendran Yellumalai, 33, appeared in court via video conferencing from the hospital hours later on Saturday morning. He was charged with voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous means and failure to provide a breath specimen after the accident.The police had said in a statement on Saturday morning that Yellumalai had assaulted a 34-year-old man with a sharp object along River Valley Road at about 8.35pm on Friday. The victim sustained injuries and was taken conscious to the hospital.Yellumalai is said to have fled the scene in his vehicle after the alleged assault.At about 12.05am on Saturday, officers on patrol along Tessensohn Road spotted Yellumalai's vehicle and signalled for him to stop.However, he chose to speed off and the officers pursued the vehicle.