Tragedy struck in Bukit Panjang on July 10 when a 70-year-old woman lost her life after being allegedly hit by a car along Bukit Panjang, according to a report by STOMP.
According to the police, the incident occurred at approximately 8pm along Bukit Panjang Ring Road towards Jelebu Road.
According to a resident who lives nearby, Nyi Yan Moe Htet, he share that he was at his home near the Segar LRT station at the time of the accident when he heard a loud bang, before doing downstairs to see what happened.
That was when he saw that there was a group of men gathered around the grass patch on the road divider and that there was a woman lying down on the ground, with a few of them checking the woman’s pulse.
Nyi added that the other eyewitnesses said that the woman was allegedly dashing across the street at the time, about 4 metres away from the nearest traffic light, when she got hit by a black car that was speeding.
The ambulance then arrived and paramedics performed cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the woman in an attempt to revive her, before carrying her away in a stretcher.
The police were also seen later arriving at the scene and questioning the driver, along with other witnesses.
The Singapore Police Force confirmed that the elderly woman had succumbed to her injuries and died, after being sent to the hospital unconscious.
The 41-year-old male driver who was involved in the accident is also currently assisting the police with their investigations and at the time of writing, police investigations are ongoing.
Other fatal traffic accidents
Just last month, a 46-year-old tourist from China who was in Singapore for the first day of his holiday was killed in Geylang after being hit by a car while crossing the street.
He was sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital unconscious and later died from his injuries, and the driver involved int he accident is also being investigated by the police.
Image source: Nyi Yan Moe Htet
