Alleged secondary school students cycle past tree in Jalan Besar two seconds before it falls
The thundery showers and high winds last Friday (24 Oct) brought down a tree in Jalan Besar, nearly hitting several cyclists riding past.
According to Shin Min Daily News, the incident occurred at around 10pm, next to the ARC 380 building.
Four youths cycle past tree in Jalan Besar seconds before it falls
Mr Liu (surname transliterated from Chinese), a passer-by, reported hearing a loud noise during the heavy rain at the time that he initially assumed was thunder, but later realised it was a tree falling.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
He alleged that a group of four youths, who looked like secondary school students, were riding past the tree in the rain.
Two seconds later, the two-storey tall tree crashed down where they had been.
The youths rode to a nearby shelter to escape the downpour, where Mr Liu allegedly heard them screaming: “We almost got hit!”.
Mr Liu said it was fortunate that they were riding at high speeds to escape the rain, as it caused them to narrowly avoid the falling tree.
An employee of a nearby shop claimed that the strong winds blew their side door open. She saw the tree fall, but said no pedestrians were around at the time due to the rain.
When the Shin Min Daily News journalist visited the spot on 25 Oct, they found that the authorities had cleared the fallen tree at 5am.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
Tree falling on SLE knocks down two motorcyclists
Around the same time as the Jalan Besar tree toppling, another tree crashed down on the Seletar Expressway (SLE).
Two riders on a motorcycle fell off onto the road, with their vehicle throwing up sparks as it slid.
Source: uandurfader on Reddit
The Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS) previously released an advisory on 16 Oct about more thundery showers in the second half of Oct 2025 due to Sumatra Squalls.
Also read: 2 sent to hospital after falling tree hits motorcycle on SLE amid late-night downpour
2 sent to hospital after falling tree hits motorcycle on SLE amid late-night downpour
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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News.
