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SINGAPORE - There have been several serious fatal accidents here over the years. Here are four of them: 1. Lorry crash near Yio Chu Kang MRT station When: April 23, 2018 What happened: A permanent resident, then 25, was driving a lorry along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 6 towards Marymount Road at about 9.30am when he ploughed into and killed three pedestrians. The driver, who was hurt in the accident, was working as a safety supervisor for his father's construction firm and was driving the company lorry to collect a parcel. He had a Class 3A driving licence but not a Class 3 licence, which was required to drive the lorry. How the case ended: He pleaded guilty on Oct 14, 2019, to driving without a Class 3 licence and insurance. He was fined $1,400 and banned from driving for a year. While he initially faced a third charge of causing the deaths of the pedestrians by driving dangerously, he was granted a discharge not amounting to an acquittal. This ... » Learn More about 4 previous serious fatal road accidents in Singapore

With Singaporeans' growing appetite for the convenience of food delivered to their doorsteps, the deliveryman who brings them their grub has been getting into more accidents. The number of accidents involving food delivery riders appears to have risen since 2016, based on an unofficial tally of online media reports. On Dec 20, a 42-year-old GrabFood delivery rider died after his motorcycle collided with an 800 Super truck . It was the first reported fatal accident involving a food delivery rider this year. The same night, a Foodpanda delivery rider fractured his left arm in an accident involving a drunk driver in Petir Road , in Bukit Panjang. The police told The Sunday Times that they do not have data on accident victims categorised according to their occupation, such as food delivery riders. Checks with food delivery companies also drew a blank. But statistics of cases reported in online English media reports compiled by The Sunday Times showed that there were at least ... » Learn More about Delivery riders seem to be getting into more accidents, ST poll finds

SINGAPORE - The Traffic Police are studying the situation in Tanjong Pagar in the wake of a car crash in the area that killed five. MPs for the area said they welcomed extra measures to deal with speeding, with residents saying that the roaring sounds of speeding cars has kept them awake at odd hours. The Traffic Police told The Straits Times that they would explore further enforcement operations in the vicinity, as well as road-calming measures. This refers to measures to slow traffic down, including the use of road humps and speed regulating strips. The accident that took place early on Saturday - the second day of Chinese New Year - saw a BMW slamming into a vacant shophouse along Tanjong Pagar Road and bursting into flames, killing all five men on board. The speed limit along the stretch is 50kmh. This is the highest number of people killed in a single traffic accident in the past decade. The Traffic Police also noted that enforcement operations are stepped up around ... » Learn More about Traffic Police exploring enforcement, ‘road-calming measures’ in Tanjong Pagar after fatal car crash

Hong Kong police are hunting the driver and two passengers of a Maserati sports car that smashed into a taxi and minibus after spinning wildly across a road divider early on Saturday, injuring three. Online dashcam footage showed the luxury vehicle losing control, spinning three times and crossing the road divider before slamming into a taxi and minibus in the opposite carriageway. https://www.youtube.com/embed/IjVns-fkPMU A police spokeswoman said the accident took place at around 2am on Saturday when the black sports car was heading along the Wong Tai Sin section of Choi Hung Road towards Tsz Wan Shan. The taxi and minibus were moving in the opposite direction towards Mong Kok. “The private car reportedly lost control and rammed into a metal railing, then crashed into the taxi and minibus,” she said. The 62-year-old taxi driver, who did not have any passengers, was trapped in his vehicle and had to be freed by firefighters. He was bleeding from the head. The minibus ... » Learn More about Hunt for driver in Hong Kong after Maserati flies across road divider and smashes into taxi and minibus, injuring 3

LOS ANGELES - Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalised in Los Angeles on Tuesday (Feb 23) with multiple injuries suffered when his car veered off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring rescue crews to extricate him from the wreckage, authorities said. Woods’ injuries were not believed to be life threatening, ESPN reported, citing police sources, despite video footage from the crash scene showing his dark grey Genesis sport utility vehicle badly crumpled and lying on its side near the bottom of the slope, windows smashed. There was no immediate official word on the extent or nature of Woods’ injuries, but CNN reported he suffered compound fractures to both of his legs. Woods, 45, a 15-time Grand Slam champion and one of the most celebrated figures in the world of sports, was the sole occupant of the car when it crashed at about 7.12am near the suburban communities of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said ... » Learn More about Golfer Tiger Woods hospitalised with multiple injuries after car accident; expected to survive

SINGAPORE - Stricter penalties as well as regular enforcement and inspections have brought the number of illegal vehicle modification offences down over the past five years, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Amy Khor. In the past two years, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) issued an average of 610 notices of offences per month to owners of illegally modified vehicles. These modifications include non-compliant exhaust and lighting systems as well as tinted windows. The number of such offences fell from an average of 1,800 per month in 2015 to 550 per month last year, Dr Khor told Parliament on Monday (March 1). But taking workshops that perform these illegal modifications to task remains a challenge, she noted, even after the Road Traffic Act was updated in 2017 to give enforcement efforts against these workshops more teeth. "It remains challenging to establish culpability against the workshop," she said in response to Mr Lim Biow Chuan (Mountbatten), who asked ... » Learn More about Parliament: Illegal vehicle modification offences down; Tanjong Pagar Road not known to be a speeding-prone area

LOS ANGELES — Golfer Tiger Woods was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday after suffering multiple injuries when his car went off a road and rolled over, requiring the “jaws of life” to extricate him. Woods , 45, was the sole occupant of the dark gray Genesis sport utility vehicle when it crashed at about 7:12 a.m. near the suburban communities of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a written statement. “ Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in California where he suffered multiple leg injuries. He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support,” Woods ‘ agent, Daniel Rapaport, said in a statement given to Golf Digest. Video images of the scene showed the SUV resting on its side some 30 feet (9.14 m) off the roadway, its front end badly damaged and surrounded by debris. The jaws of life refers to tools used to pry open vehicles involved in accidents when a ... » Learn More about Tiger Woods hospitalized with multiple injuries after car accident

SINGAPORE - A cyclist has been given a prison sentence over an accident involving a pedestrian who died of his injuries five days after the crash. Toni Timo Salminen, who is Finnish, was sentenced on Thursday (Dec 10) to a week's jail after pleading guilty to causing Mr Chew Fook Yew's death by cycling in a negligent manner. The 42-year-old offender had failed to keep a proper lookout while cycling along Sims Avenue on Oct 1 last year. Deputy Public Prosecutor Rimplejit Kaur said that the 53-year-old pedestrian had not been jaywalking and the accident happened more than 50m from the nearest pedestrian crossing. She added: "This is not a case where the deceased suddenly dashed onto the road, suddenly appeared onto the road from an obscured position, suddenly stopped while crossing the road, suddenly turned back while crossing the road, hesitated or lingered while crossing the road or suddenly bent down to pick up something while crossing the road. "In fact... the accused had ... » Learn More about Cyclist jailed for crash that killed pedestrian

SINGAPORE - A 29-year-old lift technician died on Saturday (Feb 27) after he got trapped in a lift shaft at a building in North Bridge Road while carrying out repair works. The fatal accident occurred at 450 North Bridge Road. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and the police told The Straits Times they were alerted at about 11.30am. The Bangladeshi worker was found trapped in a narrow gap between a lift carriage that was between the second and third storeys of the building and the metal support structure of the lift. Extricating the technician took about six hours, in what SCDF said was a highly complex and delicate operation. It required officers from SCDF's elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team and other fire station personnel to operate a slew of rescue equipment within the confined space of the lift shaft. Besides SCDF's emergency medical crew, an emergency medical team from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) was also on-site to provide medical assistance. ... » Learn More about Technician dies after being trapped in lift shaft during repair works in North Bridge Rd

A moment's distraction nearly cost a couple their child on Christmas Day. In dashcam footage of a vehicle turning into Seah Street that afternoon, a little girl was seen dashing across the road while her mum, who was trailing behind her with a suitcase, looked on from the walkway. Fortunately, drivers travelling on both sides of the street were alert and managed to stop in time to avoid hitting the child. However, the girl soon made a U-turn and ran back across the road, prompting one of the drivers to sound their horn in warning. This was when her parents appeared to realise the danger she was in, as her mum beckoned to her while her dad ran up to check on her. On Dec 27, the clip made its way on social media, where many netizens lambasted the adults for being seemingly unconcerned for their child's safety. Others commended the drivers for being careful on the road and helping to prevent an accident. Children face higher risk of injury or death in traffic accidents ... » Learn More about Parents lambasted online for looking on as daughter dashes across Seah Street twice