Pedestrian, 69, dies after accident in Geylang; car driver arrested

A 69-year-old male pedestrian died after an accident in Geylang that led to the arrest of a 46-year-old male car driver for driving without due care and attention causing death.

The incident happened at about 5pm on Friday (Oct 16) at the junction of Geylang Road and Lorong 32 Geylang.

A video posted by Shin Min Daily News shows a white car with significant damages to its front bumper, and a pair of slippers is seen on the road where the pedestrian earlier lay sprawled after he was hit.

Paramedics are later seen attending to the man who left a trail of blood on the road.

In response to media queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said the pedestrian was unconscious when he was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he later died.

Police investigations are ongoing.

This is the second such incident on Friday.

AsiaOne had reported that a 77-year-old female pedestrian died following a hit-and-run accident on the PIE towards Changi Airport.

The minibus driver, who left the scene before police officers' arrival, was later arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.

一名 69 岁的男性行人因在芽笼发生的一起事故中丧生，导致一名 46 岁的男性汽车司机因疏忽驾驶致人死亡而被捕。

事件发生在星期五（10 月 16 日）下午 5 点左右，地点位于芽笼路和芽笼 32 巷的交界处。

《新明日报》发布的一段视频显示，一辆白色轿车的前保险杠严重受损，在行人被撞后横躺在路面上的地方，可以看到一双拖鞋。

随后可以看到医护人员正在救治那名在路上留下血迹的男子。

针对媒体的询问，警方和新加坡民防部队表示，这名行人被送往陈笃生医院时已失去意识，之后在那里去世。

警方调查仍在进行中。

这是周五发生的第二起类似事件。

亚洲新闻网曾报道，一名 77 岁的女性行人在前往樟宜机场的泛岛高速公路 (PIE) 上遭遇肇事逃逸事故后身亡。

小巴司机在警察到达之前就离开了现场，后来因疏忽驾驶导致他人死亡而被捕。