A 29-year-old man died in a road traffic accident in Woodlands after he was reportedly thrown out of a car.
The passenger was hitching a ride with his colleague, who was driving the car.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
Footage of the aftermath of the accident surfaced on the Singapore roads accident.com Facebook page on Saturday (21 Sept).
As the camcar approached a traffic junction, a white car — apparently a Myvi manufactured in Malaysia — can be seen positioned sideways across the intersection.
Source: Singapore roads accident.com on Facebook
On closer inspection, the car’s rear was observed to be significantly damaged.
In front of the car was a police blue tent.
Source: Singapore roads accident.com on Facebook
Farther down the road was a white BMW that had ridden up the kerb. Its front was also badly damaged.
Source: Singapore roads accident.com on Facebook
An eyewitness told Shin Min Daily News that two people were inside the Myvi before the accident.
The crash had caused one of them to be thrown from the car onto the road, dying on the spot.
The police arrived on the scene and covered the body with a white cloth, and then a blue tent.
A male driver, appearing visibly sad, stared at the tent before he was questioned by the police and taken away.
In response to queries, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it was alerted to an accident at about 1.55am on Saturday (21 Sept).
It took place at the junction of Woodlands Avenue 10 and Woodlands Avenue 7.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
A 29-year-old male car passenger was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted at the same time, said two other people were assessed for minor injuries. They declined to be taken to hospital.
Additionally, a 33-year-old male car driver was arrested for careless driving causing death, SPF added.
The deceased, a Malaysian named Chen Guosheng, was from Ipoh, according to Shin Min.
Source: Shin Min Daily News
He reportedly worked at a curtain-installation firm in Sembawang and was hitching a ride from his colleague when the crash occurred.
They were heading to pick up their wives at Woodlands MRT before returning to Malaysia.
His colleague’s wife told the paper that Mr Chen usually rode a motorcycle into Singapore with his wife, but he and his colleague had to work overtime that night.
Thus, he decided to hitch a ride with his colleague instead.
Shin Min also understood that the Myvi driven by the colleague was turning right at the junction when it collided with the BMW, which was heading straight.
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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News and Singapore roads accident.com on Facebook.
Some also said it was Wukong riding his cloud.
The police have determined the suspect’s age to be between 30 and 50 years.
Three other pedestrians stopped to yield to the car as it approached the roundabout.
He was also charged with driving without a valid licence, among other traffic offences.
She offered RM50 the first time, then S$50.
"This incident could have happened anywhere," said a local politician.