A 65-year-old man riding a power-assisted bicycle (PAB) died on Friday (13 Nov) morning after getting into an accident with a car in Hougang, in the third fatality involving a cyclist in three days.
A photo of the aftermath posted in a Telegram chat group for motorists showed a PAB lying on its side on a road divider at a traffic junction along Yio Chu Kang Road.
Source: SGRoad Blocks / Traffic News on Telegram
According to the photo, the PAB appeared to have a black thermal bag attached to it.
A police officer stood in the middle of the junction nearby, placing evidence markers.
At least two police vehicles were at the scene and blocked off about two lanes of Yio Chu Kang Road.
In a post on X, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said an accident had taken place along Yio Chu Kang Road.
Motorists were advised to avoid lanes 1 and 2.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
Two minutes later, it clarified that the accident had taken place along Yio Chu Kang Road towards Ang Mo Kio, after Serangoon Avenue 5.
Source: @LTAtrafficnews on X
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to the accident at about 11.25am on 13 Nov.
It took place at the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Hougang Avenue 9, and involved a car and a PAB.
A 65-year-old male cyclist was sent to the hospital in an unconscious state.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that he was conveyed to Sengkang General Hospital.
However, he subsequently passed away there.
Additionally, a 54-year-old male taxi driver is assisting with police investigations, which are ongoing.
Just over a day earlier, a 24-year-old male cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene after an accident with a tipper truck along Tanah Merah Coast Road.
The day before that, a 37-year-old female cyclist died Wednesday (11 Nov) afternoon after another accident with a tipper truck along Amber Gardens.
A fourth accident involving a cyclist took place along Eunos Link on Wednesday morning, more than 48 hours before the Hougang accident.
In that case, a 52-year-old male cyclist was sent to the hospital in a conscious state.
Also read: 24-year-old cyclist dies after accident with tipper truck along Tanah Merah Coast Road
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Featured image adapted from SGRoad Blocks / Traffic News on Telegram.