Man arrested for dangerous driving causing hurt after accident with motorcycle in Jalan Besar
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The accident took place at the junction of Kitchener Road and Jalan Besar at about 9.40pm on July 12.
PHOTO: SGRV ADMIN/FACEBOOK
SINGAPORE – A 46-year-old man was arrested for dangerous driving causing hurt after an accident between his car and a motorcycle in Jalan Besar on July 12.
A 28-year-old male motorcyclist was taken conscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force in response to media queries on July 13.
The authorities were alerted to the accident, which had taken place at the junction of Kitchener Road and Jalan Besar, at 9.40pm on July 12.
In a video posted on Facebook group SGRV Admin on July 13, a dark-coloured car can be seen going through a junction while the light for traffic in the opposite direction is red.
A motorcycle is seen crossing the same junction from the car’s right.
In the next frame, the car has come to a stop by the side of the road, and the motorcyclist is on the ground writhing.
Police investigations are ongoing.
The number of traffic accidents resulting in injuries in Singapore is on the rise, said the Traffic Police in its annual road traffic report released in February.
There were 7,560 traffic accidents resulting in injuries in 2025, up from 7,053 cases in 2024.
The total number of people injured in traffic accidents also rose from 9,342 in 2024 to 9,955 in 2025.
