Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions

Written Reply to Parliamentary Question on Number of Traffic Accidents Involving Foreign-Registered Vehicles in the Past Five Years

Published: 07 May 2024

Question:

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Minister for Home Affairs (a) in each year over the last five years, what is the number of traffic accidents involving foreign-registered vehicles; and (b) what is the recourse for local motorists should there be difficulty in making insurance claims following such accidents.


Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law:

1. The data requested by the Member is in Table 1.

 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of injury and fatal accidents 1,319 611 627 839 1,212


2. The member may refer to the Ministry of Transport’s reply to a Parliamentary Question in November 2022, regarding how local motorists can make insurance claims when involved in accidents involving foreign motorists.