SINGAPORE — One of the drivers who allegedly tried to lure female international school students into a van was given the all clear, after police established that he had "no ill intent".

A female driver who was involved in an unrelated incident of a similar nature is currently being investigated, added the Police on Wednesday (Jan 17) evening.

TODAY understands that on Jan 11, a male driver allegedly tried to get a United World College (UWC) Middle School student into his van while she was making her way to the school's Dover Road campus.

Another case, which took place five days later, involved a student from Tanglin Trust School, which is also in the vicinity.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Straits Times and Channel News Asia reported that UWC and Tanglin Trust School have sent out emails to parents to inform them of the incidents.

In his email, Mr Chris Edwards, the Head of College of UWC South East Asia, said the driver drove alongside the student "as she was waiting for the bus and called to her from the road, telling her to get into the van". "The student took exactly the right action: She did not respond, walked away in the opposite direction, and informed a known adult," he said.

Tanglin Trust School's chief executive Peter Derby-Crook wrote in his email to parents that a student was walking from one-north MRT station to the school on Portsdown Road on Tuesday at around 12.30pm, when a white van stopped near her.

Two occupants from the van "tried to entice" her to get in, he said, and despite her ignoring them, they persisted. "The two occupants got out of the van and continued to entice her but she moved quickly away and arrived at school safely," he said.