SINGAPORE - A 28-year-old woman was arrested for drink driving after she allegedly crashed her car outside Bencoolen MRT station in the wee hours of Oct 20.

       The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to the accident at 4.20am along Bencoolen Street.

       A 24-year-old female passenger was conscious when taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital while the driver was also arrested for careless driving causing hurt.

       In a photo posted on Facebook, a white BMW car is seen with its front wheels mounted on the kerb in front of a building.

       Police investigations are ongoing.

       Figures released by the Traffic Police in August showed that drink driving accidents have risen to 96 in the first half of 2024, from 88 in the same period in 2023, but drink-driving arrests dropped from 853 in the first half of 2023 to 812 in the first six months of 2024.