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75-Year-Old Woman Unconscious After Accident In Yishun, Passes Away In Hospital

Elderly Woman Passes Away After Accident In Yishun On 20 June

Update (7.55pm, 20 Jun): According to the police and reported by The Straits Times (ST), the 75-year-old woman has passed away from her injuries.

A 75-year-old woman was rendered unconscious following a traffic accident in Yishun on Tuesday (20 June) morning.

A minibus had allegedly crashed into her, causing her to suffer head injuries.

Parademics promptly conveyed the elderly woman to the nearby Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH). Investigations are ongoing.

Elderly woman suffers head injuries after accident in Yishun

Recounting the incident to Shin Min Daily News, a resident said she saw a lady lying on the road with blood on her head on Tuesday (20 June) morning.

She speculated that the victim was hit by a white minibus, which had pulled up next to her on the road.

Paramedics later arrived at the scene and performed CPR on the victim.

Despite their efforts, the lady reportedly remained unconscious. An eyewitness said, “She didn’t respond no matter what the paramedics did.”

Was unconscious when paramedics took her to hospital

Responding to MS News’ queries, an SCDF spokesperson confirmed that they received an alert regarding the accident at about 8.05am on Tuesday (20 June).

 

The accident occurred at 239 Yishun Ring Road, directly in front of a 24-hour HAO Mart outlet.

Source: Google Maps

Citing a police statement, Shin Min Daily News confirmed that the accident involved a minibus and a pedestrian.

Paramedics conveyed a 75-year-old woman to the hospital in an unconscious state. Police also reportedly arrested a 52-year-old minibus driver for negligent driving causing injury. Investigations are underway.

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Featured image adapted from Shin Min Daily News and Google Maps

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