S'pore car allegedly damages petrol booth in Johor after driving off with fuel nozzle attached

A Singapore-registered car allegedly pulled down a petrol kiosk booth after driving off with the petrol pump still attached, reportedly forcing the station to temporarily halt operations.

The incident allegedly happened around 10.17pm on Oct 18 at a Shell station along Jalan Skudai in Johor, a passenger in another vehicle said after capturing photos and videos of the damage and sharing them on Facebook.

Witness shares videos of petrol pump incident

According to a post on the Facebook group JB 新山吹水站2.0, the vehicle allegedly yanked the entire pump apart while the witness's parents were refuelling nearby.

Chen Zhi Xin (transliterated) wrote: "We were just pumping midway when we heard a sudden boom 一 it was a super loud sound... then saw this Singapore car driving away with the pump nozzle still sticking out!"

The post added that the driver, believed to be from Singapore, initially seemed unaware of the situation but later stopped, got out, and tried to remove the hose before attempting to drive off again.

A Shell employee reportedly waved the driver to stop before he could leave, according to the post.

Photos and videos show the pump badly damaged, with parts of the hose and casing scattered on the ground.

Chen added: "We drove away quickly as we were very scared that the station would explode."

She also concluded her post saying she "didn't know whether to call it lucky or unlucky" to have witnessed the incident firsthand.

The New Paper has reached out to Shell Malaysia for more information.