Cyclist, 37, killed in Katong crash; tipper truck driver arrested
What's new: Police also investigated a second cyclist crash that day in eastern Singapore, where a 52-year-old man was taken to hospital.
A 37-year-old woman riding a bicycle died after a crash with a tipper truck at the junction of Amber Road and Amber Gardens in Katong on Nov. 11, and police arrested the 47-year-old driver. The Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted at about 3:15 p.m. and a paramedic pronounced the cyclist dead at the scene. The driver was arrested for driving without reasonable consideration causing death, and the investigation is ongoing. Authorities also reported a separate crash earlier that day at Kaki Bukit Avenue 2 and Eunos Link involving a taxi and a 52-year-old male cyclist, who was taken conscious to Changi General Hospital. The 64-year-old taxi driver is assisting with that investigation.