81-year-old driver crashes into bus stop bollard in Katong
An 81-year-old woman and her 42-year-old passenger were hospitalized after the woman's car skidded into a protective bollard at a bus stop in Katong, Singapore, on Nov 6.
An 81-year-old woman was driving a sedan on Amber Road near Haig Road in Katong when the vehicle skidded and collided with a bollard protecting a bus stop at about 3 p.m. on Nov 6. Police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said the driver and her 42-year-old passenger were taken to Raffles Hospital in conscious condition.
Photos posted on the SGRV FRONT MAN Facebook page showed the car mounted on the curb with its front crushed against the bollard, the passenger-side door open, and an ambulance and stretcher positioned nearby. Traffic was temporarily halted as vehicles queued behind the scene.
The incident comes as the Traffic Police’s mid-year road traffic statistics, released on Aug 28, indicated a continued rise in accidents and injuries. Reported traffic accidents resulting in injuries increased from 3,748 in the first half of 2025 to 3,869 in the same period of 2026, while the number of injured persons grew from 4,894 to 5,090.