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Jul 13, 2011
Police nab 19 heavy vehicles for speeding
By Kimberly Spykerman
Between January and June this year, there were 123 accidents involving prime movers, tipper trucks and trailers compared to 114 accidents during the same period last year. -- ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN
A FIVE hour operation by the Traffic Police in Tuas on Wednesday morning nabbed 19 heavy vehicles for exceeding the speed limit, said a police spokesman.
Traffic Police said they issued 2,200 summonses to heavy vehicle drivers in the first half of this year, up from 1,500 in the same period last year. That's an increase of nearly 50 per cent.
Their efforts have also paid off in reducing the number of accidents and fatalities.
Between January and June this year, there were 123 accidents involving prime movers, tipper trucks and trailers compared to 114 accidents during the same period last year.
There were 16 injured drivers and heavy vehicle passengers in the first six months of this year and also during the same period last year.
One person died during that six-month period last year, while there have been no fatalities so far in the first six months of this year.
