Tragedy struck on the morning of October 18th, 2023, as a 38-year-old woman, riding pillion on a motorcycle, lost her life in a harrowing accident involving a tipper truck on Jurong Town Hall Road, according to TODAY.
This heart-wrenching incident has left the community in shock and raises questions about road safety in the area.
The Fatal Accident
The accident occurred at 7.40 am when the motorcycle was traveling towards Bukit Batok Road.
The motorcycle skidded on the outermost lane before falling to its side, resulting in a fatal collision with a tipper truck.
Footage of the video was shared on Facebook by SG Road Vigilante and although the video quality is poor, it appears that after the bike had skidded, the female pillion rider appeared to have fallen under the truck and had her head driven over by the truck’s tyre. (based on what we could ascertain deductively from the footage)
The motorcyclist got off the bike to check on his pillion rider and appeared to be in a state of shock as he hurried back to his motorcycle to retrieve something.
The truck driver also alighted from his vehicle and looked visibly shocked as well as he stood by the side of the road, not knowing what to do.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Condition of the Motorcyclist
The male motorcyclist, also 38 years old, was conscious following the accident and was immediately transported to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
Eyewitnesses on the scene reported the heart-wrenching moments before the accident, describing the motorcycle’s loss of control and the subsequent collision with the tipper truck, as condolences poured in on the comments section.
In the wake of this fatal tragedy, police investigations into the incident are currently underway.