SINGAPORE, Oct 19 — A Singapore-registered car allegedly caused a petrol pump at a Shell station in Johor Bahru to be dislodged and damaged after driving off with the nozzle still attached to the vehicle, reported Mothership.
The incident took place around 10.15pm yesterday at a Shell outlet along Skudai Highway.
According to the Singapore-based news site, the aftermath was captured on video by an eyewitness who had been at the station with her parents at the time.
In a Facebook post, the eyewitness said they suddenly heard a loud noise while refuelling.
They soon realised that “a car with a Singapore registration plate had driven off with the fuel nozzle from the fuel pump still attached to it.”
The post added that the driver immediately exited the vehicle to inspect the damage, while a female staff member stopped the car from leaving.
“The fear at the time was that the petrol pump might explode,” the eyewitness wrote.
Footage shared online showed a nearby car reversing away from the damaged pump as two Shell staff rushed to the scene. Another driver could be seen getting out of his car amid the commotion.
The eyewitness also remarked that even if the driver had left, “the surveillance cameras in the petrol station would have recorded the vehicle’s licence plate.”
She added that the petrol station later suspended service after the incident and jokingly noted it was “not known what grade of petrol the Singapore car had pumped.”
The woman admitted that filming the scene was a spur-of-the-moment reaction, acknowledging that mobile phone use is prohibited on petrol station premises.
Mothership said it has reached out to Shell Malaysia for comment.
