Early Sunday morning, a collision between a McLaren sports car and a ComfortDelGro taxi in Yishun left聽both drivers injured. Police confirmed that they were notified of an accident involving a taxi and a car along Yishun Avenue 1, towards Yishun Avenue 8, at 3:59am.
The 27-year-old driver of the sports car and the 56-year-old cabbie聽鈥 both men聽鈥 were injured but conscious when they were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, according to the police.
noted that the taxi driver could step out of his vehicle and walk after the collision, while the sports car driver did not sustain life-threatening injuries. It is also believed that this was not a case of drink-driving.
Photos and videos circulating online showed the horrifying extent of the damage, with the red sports car and the blue taxi both badly banged up and surrounded by debris.
In case you didn’t know, a brand new McLaren sports car can set you back at least S$750,000 (US$550,499) in Singapore聽鈥 and that’s excluding the Certificate of Entitlement (COE).
Investigations are ongoing.
