Pedestrian whose body was found on PIE had been hit by minibus in Jurong West; driver arrested在泛岛高速公路（PIE）上发现的行人尸体，系裕廊西区被小巴撞击身亡；司机已被逮捕。
Police say woman found on PIE was hit by minibus in Jurong West, and the driver has been arrested after a fatal hit-and-run. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The police were alerted to a body on the PIE towards Changi on Oct 16.
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Published Oct 17, 2026, 04:50 PM
Updated Oct 17, 2026, 04:50 PM
Police said a 77-year-old woman found on the PIE was actually hit by a minibus in Jurong West. She died at the scene, and the driver was arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.
The hit-and-run happened at the junction of Jurong West Street 61 and Jurong West Avenue 4. Police said the minibus driver left before they arrived, and investigations are still ongoing.
The case comes as Traffic Police reported more injury crashes and injuries in the first half of 2026. Elderly pedestrian accidents also rose, showing a worrying road safety trend.
SINGAPORE – A woman, reported to have died after being hit by a minibus on the PIE on Oct 16, has been found to have been hit in Jurong West instead.
The police said in an updated statement on Oct 17 that preliminary investigations found that the 77-year-old pedestrian was involved in a hit-and-run accident with a minibus at the junction of Jurong West Street 61 and Jurong West Avenue 4.
The minibus driver left the scene before the police arrived, they added. He was subsequently arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.
The police were alerted to a body on the PIE towards Changi at 7.10am on Oct 16.
A Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic pronounced the woman dead at the scene on the expressway before the Jalan Bahar exit.
The distance between the accident site and the Jalan Bahar exit is about 2.2km, according to Google Maps.
It is not clear how or why the woman’s body was found at a different location from the accident site . Police investigations are ongoing.
The number of road traffic accidents and casualties in the first half of 2026 continued to show an upward trend over the past three years , said the Traffic Police on Aug 28.
The number of traffic accidents resulting in injuries increased from 3,748 in the first half of 2025 to 3,869 in 2026.
Injuries rose from 4,894 in the first half of 2025 to 5,090 during the same period in 2026.
The number of fatalities fell from 79 in the first half of 2025 to 61 in the first half of 2026, and the number of fatal accidents dropped from 78 to 60.
The Traffic Police said the drop in fatalities was largely due to fewer deaths among motorcyclists and pillion riders.
Accidents involving elderly pedestrians increased from 121 in the first six months of 2025 to 144 cases over the same period in 2026.
The number of injured elderly pedestrians went up from 106 to 132 in the same period.
10月16日，警方接到报警称在通往樟宜的泛岛高速公路上发现一具尸体。
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发布于2026年10月17日下午4:50
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警方表示，在泛岛高速公路（PIE）上发现的77岁老妇实际上是在裕廊西被一辆小巴撞倒的。她当场死亡，肇事司机因疏忽驾驶致人死亡而被捕。
这起肇事逃逸事件发生在裕廊西61街和裕廊西4道的交界处。警方表示，小巴司机在他们到达之前就已离开，目前调查仍在进行中。
就在此时，交通警察报告称，2026年上半年交通事故和伤亡人数有所增加。老年行人事故也有所上升，这表明道路安全趋势令人担忧。
新加坡——据报道，一名女子于 10 月 16 日在泛岛高速公路 (PIE) 上被小巴撞倒身亡，但经查明，她实际上是在裕廊西被撞的。
警方在 10 月 17 日的最新声明中表示，初步调查发现，这名 77 岁的行人与一辆小巴在裕廊西 61 街和裕廊西 4 道的交界处发生了一起肇事逃逸事故。
警方补充说，小巴司机在警方到达前离开了现场。随后，他因疏忽驾驶致人死亡而被捕。
10月16日上午7点10分，警方接到报警称在通往樟宜的PIE高速公路上发现一具尸体。
新加坡民防部队的一名医护人员在高速公路 Jalan Bahar 出口前宣布该女子当场死亡。
根据谷歌地图显示，事故地点距离 Jalan Bahar 出口约 2.2 公里。
目前尚不清楚为何这名女子的遗体会在与事故现场不同的地点被发现。警方调查仍在进行中。
交通警察8月28日表示，2026年上半年道路交通事故和伤亡人数继续呈现过去三年来的上升趋势。
2025 年上半年，造成人员受伤的交通事故数量为 3,748 起，2026 年上半年则增至 3,869 起。
2025 年上半年受伤人数为 4,894 人，2026 年同期受伤人数为 5,090 人。
2025 年上半年死亡人数为 79 人，2026 年上半年死亡人数为 61 人；致命事故数量为 78 起，2026 年上半年死亡人数为 60 起。
交警部门表示，死亡人数下降主要是由于摩托车骑手和乘客死亡人数减少所致。
2025 年上半年涉及老年行人的事故数量为 121 起，而 2026 年同期则为 144 起。
同期，受伤的老年行人人数从 106 人增加到 132 人。