An elderly woman has been sent to hospital after being hit by a taxi in Chinatown.
A video posted on by ROADS.sg Facebook page on Friday (3 Jan) showed the aftermath of the accident, with a Comfort taxi and ambulance stopped at a busy intersection in front of the Furama City Centre Hotel.
Source: ROADS.sg on Facebook
Upon closer inspection, a woman can be seen lying on the road in front of the cab.
She was observed to be barefoot.
Source: ROADS.sg on Facebook
At least three paramedics could be seen assisting her, with three others also at the scene. A man in a blue T-shirt was holding a cane.
Source: ROADS.sg on Facebook
Later, a stretcher was brought over, ostensibly to transport her to the hospital.
Source: ROADS.sg on Facebook
In response to queries from MS News, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they were alerted to the accident at about 2.50pm on Friday.
It involved a taxi and a pedestrian at the junction of New Bridge Road and Upper Pickering Street.
The pedestrian, a 71-year-old woman, was sent to the hospital in a conscious state, SPF added.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at 2.40pm, told MS News that she was conveyed to the Singapore General Hospital.
A 65-year-old male taxi driver is assisting with investigations into the accident, SPF also said.
Police investigations are ongoing.
MS News has reached out to ComfortDelGro for more information.
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Featured image adapted from ROADS.sg on Facebook.