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The police received a call for assistance at around 1am on Feb 20.
PHOTO: Social media
PUBLISHED ON February 20, 2026 4:59 PM UPDATED February 21, 2026 10:39 AM BY Dana Leong
Police are looking for an unlicensed driver after an hit-and-run accident at Simei on Friday (Feb 20) early morning.
Videos shared on social media show thick plumes of smoke emerging from a grey SsangYong car mounted on the curb outside Changkat Primary School.
Separate videos also show a police car and ambulance parked nearby.
In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said that they were alerted to the incident at around 1am, where a car is believed to have self-skidded along Simei Street 3.
A 21-vear-old man was arrested at the scene for permitting another person to drive without a valid driving licence.
The driver of the car had fled the scene before the police arrived, and efforts to locate him are underway, the police said.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force told AsiaOne that one female passenger was assessed for minor injuries and that she declined to be sent to the hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the location as Tampines in the headline. It is Simei. The error has been corrected.
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Police looking for unlicensed driver of grey SsangYong car in Simei hit-and-run
The police received a call for assistance at around 1am on Feb 20.
PHOTO: Social media
PUBLISHED ON February 20, 2026 4:59 PM UPDATED February 21, 2026 10:39 AM BY Dana Leong
Police are looking for an unlicensed driver after an hit-and-run accident at Simei on Friday (Feb 20) early morning.
Videos shared on social media show thick plumes of smoke emerging from a grey SsangYong car mounted on the curb outside Changkat Primary School.
Separate videos also show a police car and ambulance parked nearby.
In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said that they were alerted to the incident at around 1am, where a car is believed to have self-skidded along Simei Street 3.
A 21-vear-old man was arrested at the scene for permitting another person to drive without a valid driving licence.
The driver of the car had fled the scene before the police arrived, and efforts to locate him are underway, the police said.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force told AsiaOne that one female passenger was assessed for minor injuries and that she declined to be sent to the hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the location as Tampines in the headline. It is Simei. The error has been corrected.
