Pedestrian, 75, dies after Yishun accident involving mini-bus; driver arrested
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The police were alerted to the accident in Yishun Ring Road towards Yishun Avenue 2 at about 8.10am.
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SINGAPORE – A 52-year-old man was arrested after the mini-bus he was driving got into an accident involving a 75-year-old woman in Yishun on Tuesday morning.
The woman was unconscious when taken to hospital, where she later died.
The police said they were alerted to the accident in Yishun Ring Road towards Yishun Avenue 2 at about 8.10am.
A resident in the area told Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao that she was on the way home when she saw a woman lying on the road and bleeding from the head, next to a stationary white mini-bus.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said the woman was taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
The driver was subsequently arrested and will be investigated for careless driving causing death.
Police investigations are ongoing.
