Man falls asleep at the wheel in Singapore, drives against traffic when woken up by police


Another car was caught driving against traffic at Woodlands Avenue 1 and Woodlands Avenue 2 on Jan 14, 2017.PHOTO: FACEBOOK.

SINGAPORE: A driver was arrested in Woodlands on Saturday for driving against traffic - the latest in string of similar cases that have taken place in the past month.

Police said they were alerted to an incident at the junction of Woodlands Avenue 1 and Woodlands Avenue 2 at 7.06am on Saturday (Jan 14). It reportedly started with a driver falling asleep at the wheel.

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