Cyclist dies following accident on 5 Aug involving two bicycles along Canberra Link
A 75-year-old male cyclist has died after he was involved in an accident with another cyclist along Canberra Link.
A Shin Min Daily News reader alerted the paper to a police sign at the location appealing for witnesses to the fatal accident.
It said the incident occurred more than two months ago, in the morning of 5 Aug.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
Accident’s location is opposite Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre
The location was near a bus stop outside Block 589D and opposite the Bukit Canberra Hawker Centre.
According to observations, it sees many pedestrians crossing the road to get to and from the hawker centre.
Source: Google Maps
A cleaner who declined to be named, told Shin Min that they had only recently noticed the sign and has since become more careful when crossing the road.
Most of the residents interviewed were unaware of the accident and some were even surprised to hear about it.
Canberra resident realised cyclist died only when he saw sign
However, a resident of Block 589D named only as Mr Yang (transliterated from Mandarin) said he vaguely remembered seeing two bicycles at the side of the road at about 9pm that day.
Three men were assisting, but the 65-year-old couldn’t see whether anybody was injured as his view was blocked.
He initially assumed that it was a minor accident but realised that someone had lost his life only when he saw the police sign.
He added that children should be especially careful when they are around the area.
Shin Min understands that one of the cyclists was crossing the road when he was hit by the other cyclist for an unknown reason.
Cyclist dies in hospital after Canberra accident
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force said it was alerted at about 9am on 5 Aug to an accident involving two bicycles.
It had occurred along Canberra Link in the direction towards Yishun Avenue 2.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
A 75-year-old male cyclist was conveyed to the hospital conscious.
However, he subsequently died.
Another male cyclist, aged 30, is assisting with police investigations, which are ongoing.
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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News and Google Maps.
