A 43-year-old motorcyclist was killed in an accident on the Seletar Expressway on 13 October at about 5pm during a collision with another motorcycle.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the deceased’s wife was riding pillion and they were on their way home at the time of the accident.
A private ambulance happened to pass by the scene and stopped to render aid to the stricken motorists. One of the off-duty paramedics told SMDN that they reached the scene before the SCDF after a few other motorcyclists waved at them to get their attention.
They found a motorcyclist lying face down on the road and bleeding profusely from his head, he also didn’t have a pulse and wasn’t breathing.
The paramedic told SMDN that the motorcyclist had collided with another motorcyclist in front of him and was thrown off his bike, before taking a hard landing on the road.
Shin Min reported that both the deceased and his 38-year-old wife were Malaysian, and the wife had asked the paramedic about her husband’s condition.
The paramedic said that he was “frank” with her and told her that he feared he wouldn’t make it because of his serious injuries.
she then quickly made a call to her family while she held back her emotions, and the SCDF later arrived and conveyed her to the hospital.
The other 38-year-old motorcyclist suffered minor injuries and refused conveyance to the hospital, and at the time of writing, police investigations are ongoing.
The Singapore Police Force also confirmed that a 43-year-old male motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene and his 38-0year-old pillion was sent to the hospital.
The other motorcyclist is currently assisting with police investigations as well.