On 3 March 2003, a 23-year-old drove his car onto an MRT track near Lentor Avenue, the section between Yio Chu Kang and Khatib. The accident occurred when the car, traveling over the speed limit, went up an curb, crossed a total distance of before going up a steep slope before landing on the track. Witnesses tried to push the car off the tracks to prevent a possible accident from an approaching train. Although the train driver was not able to stop in time, he was able to slow the train down enough to prevent the train from.