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ELDERLY WOMAN KILLED, RUN OVER BY TIPPER TRUCK @ UPPER BOON KENG

A 75-year-old woman was run over by a tipper truck in Upper Boon Keng Road, and was later pronounced dead at the scene.

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The incident happened yesterday (9 June), and the police said they were alerted to the incident at about 3.45pm.

There were more than 10 police officers at the scene near Block 11, and a blue police tent was seen at the scene covering up the dead body.

According to the Straits Times, a taxi driver living nearby, Abdul Salim, told them that he was going back to his car after buying coffee from a coffeeshop nearby.

He added that the accident happened as the truck was driving out., and another driver who witness the accident, was honking repeatedly.

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The 46-year-old driver of the tipper truck has also been arrested by the police for careless driving causing death, following the incident.

At the time of writing, the police are investigating the case.

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