Motorcyclist dies after dashing through roadblock, getting into accident with car in Geylang
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A motorcycle and a car were involved in a collision near the junction of Guillemard Road and Geylang Road.
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SINGAPORE – A 20-year-old motorcyclist died after an accident involving a car in Geylang in the early hours of May 28.
Traffic police (TP) officers were conducting a roadblock along Guillemard Road towards Paya Lebar Road at about 1.50am when they spotted a motorcycle stopping before the roadblock, the police said in a statement.
“When TP officers approached the motorcyclist, he rode forward, dashed through the roadblock and failed to stop at the red light at the junction of Guillemard Road and Geylang Road,” they added.
The motorcycle and a car were then involved in an accident.
Photos uploaded on social media show a white vehicle flipped on its side near the kerb.
The motorcyclist was taken unconscious to hospital, where he later died.
The car driver, a 64-year-old man, was taken to hospital conscious. According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force, two people were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
Police investigations are ongoing.
