He had stopped his van on the extreme left lane on the Seletar Expressway to check on it, when he was hit.

In another road fatality, a 21-year-old motorcyclist died of severe head injuries when his vehicle skidded along the Seletar Expressway in the early hours of Wednesday morning, causing him to hit the central divider.

He was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital but died later that morning.

Witnesses can call the Traffic Police hotline at 1800 - 547- 1818.