Pedestrian dies after being taken unconscious to hospital following accident with car in Bishan
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The police and SCDF were alerted to the accident in Bishan Street 13 on April 20 at 9.50am.
PHOTO: SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS READER
SINGAPORE – An 86-year-old man who was taken unconscious to hospital after an accident with a car in Bishan on April 20 has died.
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said on April 21 that they were alerted to the accident in Bishan Street 13 on April 20 at 9.50am.
The pedestrian was taken unconscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, they said. In an update on April 27, the police said that the man has died.
An eyewitness, who wanted to be known only as Mr Huang, told Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News that he saw SCDF officers performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the pedestrian.
Another eyewitness, who wanted to be known only as Mr Zheng, told Shin Min he saw several police officers arriving at the scene to investigate after the incident. He said a blue electric vehicle was parked on the side of the road and police officers questioned a man standing next to the car.
Police investigations are ongoing.
