Malaysian driver apologises after hitting auxiliary police officer at Woodlands Checkpoint while cutting queue

A Malaysian driver pleaded guilty on Wednesday (8 July) to charges linked to an incident at Woodlands Checkpoint, where he struck an auxiliary police officer with his car and seriously injured him.

The 27-year-old, identified as Suriya Ganisan, had driven into a lane meant for heavy vehicles in an attempt to bypass traffic on the Causeway.

Malaysian driver used heavy-vehicle lane to avoid queue

At about 2.50pm on 26 Sept 2025, Suriya arrived at Woodlands Checkpoint in a Malaysia-registered car, intending to head towards Johor.

There was already a long queue at the checkpoint, but the lane meant for heavy vehicles was clear.

After waiting in traffic for some time, Suriya cut into the heavy-vehicle lane to skip the congestion.

As he approached the checkpoint, an auxiliary police officer stopped him and instructed him to make a U-turn before rejoining the queue.

However, Suriya ignored the instruction.

He instead turned back into the car lanes and continued driving forward.

Driver hit auxiliary police officer and continued towards Malaysia

Another auxiliary police officer then stepped forward to stop Suriya’s car.

Instead of stopping, Suriya accelerated and drove across double white lines.

His car then struck the officer in the abdomen, causing the officer to fall.