Singapore riot: Timeline of events

SINGAPORE: The police in a press conference on Tuesday evening gave a chronological breakdown of what happened on Sunday night in Little India.

Here is a look at the timeline as told by the police:

9:23pm: Police are informed of a serious road traffic accident.

9.25pm: Singapore Civil Defence Force are alerted to the incident.

9.31pm: First ambulance arrives at the scene.

9.37pm: The first police fast response car arrives at the scene.

9.38pm: First fire engine arrives. A crowd of about 100 have congregated.

9.41pm: Police reinforcements start arriving.

9.45pm: The crowd has swelled to about 400 by this time.

9.54pm: The body of worker is extricated from under the bus. Mob starts pelting emergency officers and are holding dangerous weapons like drain covers.

10.11pm: Police shield bus driver and time keeper to ambulance. Mob behaves aggressively and hinders police efforts.

10.30pm: First group of Special Operations Command (SOC) officers arrive.

10.37pm: Police activate a major recall of patrol cars islandwide. A total of 53 police cars activated.

10.44pm: SOC officers get into formation and began to disperse mob. Police arrest suspects.

11:45pm: Mob is dispersed.

12.01am: Investigations at the scene commence.

12.39pm: Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean arrives with Deputy Commissioner of Police T. Raja Kumar.

5.03am: National Environment Agency begins clean up of site.

6.30am: Roads are passable to traffic.

- The Star