Woman taken to hospital after being hit by taxi in Orchard Road
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The accident happened at 3.15am at the junction of Orchard Road and Handy Road.
PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM SG ROAD VIGILANTE/FACEBOOK
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SINGAPORE – A 26-year-old woman was taken to the hospital after she was hit by a taxi at a pedestrian crossing in Orchard Road in the early hours of Nov 13.
The accident happened at 3.15am at the junction of Orchard Road and Handy Road, the police said.
In a video of the accident posted on Facebook page SG Road Vigilante, a taxi is seen driving towards a pedestrian crossing before hitting the woman, who has a mobile phone in her hand.
The traffic lights are green in the taxi’s favour at the point of the collision, according to the video.
The woman appears dazed after being hit as she sits on the road, and a man is seen running out of the vehicle to tend to her.
The woman was later taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
The driver, a 67-year-old man, is assisting the police with investigations.
Additional reporting by Lok Jian Wen
