SINGAPORE, May 21 -- A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer has been charged after allegedly falling asleep while driving a fire engine, causing a crash that injured three passengers, according to a report by Singapore's The Straits Times (ST).

Muhammad Imran Norzehan, 28, was hauled to court on May 20 over the January 2025 incident, which reportedly took place along Sungei Kadut Street 1 shortly before 1.50pm.

Court documents cited by ST stated that Imran was behind the wheel of an "SCDF pump ladder" when he allegedly "failed to keep proper control" of the vehicle after dozing off.

The fire engine then veered to the right and slammed into a parked lorry, which was pushed backwards into a parked prime mover.

Three passengers w...