A 55-year-old man will be charged in court on 30 July 2025 for driving a heavy motor vehicle which collided with a building or structure and for driving a heavy motor vehicle exceeding 4.5 metres in height without police escort.
On 8 November 2024 at about 12.05pm, the Police were alerted to a traffic accident involving an over-height lorry with a crane attachment along Cairnhill Road into Central Expressway (CTE). Investigations revealed that the driver was driving a lorry with a raised crane boom when the crane boom collided with the height limit barrier and the tunnel while entering the slip road along Cairnhill Road into the CTE tunnel. The collision caused extensive damage to the height limit barrier and the mechanical and electrical units of the tunnel, amounting to about $1.4 million in damages. The driver was placed under arrest on the same day for the offences of driving a heavy motor vehicle which collided into any building or structure and driving a heavy motor vehicle exceeding 4.5 metres in height without police escort. This is his second time committing both offences.
The offence of driving a heavy motor vehicle which collides with any building or structure under Section 65A of the Road Traffic Act 1961 carries a fine up to $5,000, or a jail term of up to two years, or both; and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, up to $10,000, or a jail term of up to five years, or both. Offenders may also face disqualification from driving all classes of vehicles.
The offence of driving a heavy vehicle with overall height exceeding 4.5m without police escort under Section 79(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1961 carries a mandatory jail term between one and three years, and a fine up to $2,000; and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, a mandatory jail term between two and five years, and a fine up to $5,000.
Vehicle owners and drivers of heavy motor vehicles exceeding the height of 4.5 metres are reminded that police or auxiliary police escorts are required. Drivers should plan their routes carefully to avoid height-restricted roads and structures. The Traffic Police take a serious view of such offences as they compromise road infrastructure and endanger other road users. Firm action will be taken against motorists who fail to obtain the necessary escorts or cause damage to buildings and structures.
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SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
29 July 2025 @ 11:15 PM