Viral road rage outburst on Malaysia-Singapore bridge sparks police investigation
Malaysian police are investigating a viral road-rage incident after a woman was filmed yanking a number plate off a car and hurling it at the vehicle’s windscreen on a bridge linking the country with Singapore.
Footage shared on Facebook of the Saturday incident on Tuas Second Link showed the woman arguing with the driver of a Toyota Alphard, which police said had hit a Kia car while changing lanes.
“The suspect stopped the vehicle, and [an ethnic] Chinese man and woman alighted,” Iskandar Puteri District Police Department in Malaysia’s Johor state said in a statement in Malay on Sunday.
“A male suspect then shouted and gestured vulgarities towards the victim, while the female suspect went on to remove victim’s car plate and threw it on the victim’s windshield.”
Dash cam footage from the Toyota posted on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante, showed the car’s driver and the woman in an argument.
When the driver walked away out of shot, the woman stood in front of his car in a bid to prevent the vehicle from moving forward, while also attempting to record photos or videos with her phone.
She was also seen crossing her arms and motioning for other road users to overtake the car.
Another video taken by a passer-by showed the same woman standing in front of the Toyota and leaning against its bonnet as the car attempted to inch forward.
The woman then appeared to pry off the car’s number plate with her hands before throwing it at the windscreen, which it bounced off.
The Toyota driver is then seen stepping out of the car to retrieve the number plate from the ground.
SOURCE: NEWS AGENCIES