Singapore sees string of crashes, latest involves 81-year-old driver in Katong
The Straits Times reported that an 81-year-old woman and her 42-year-old passenger were taken to Changi General Hospital after the woman’s car skidded into a protective bollard at a bus stop on Katong Avenue on 6 November, leaving both hospitalized. Earlier, on 29 October, a collision involving two cars and a motorcycle on Tampines Avenue 12 killed two people, and police continued to search for the driver and passenger of a second car that fled the scene.
Subsequent incidents included a multi-vehicle crash on the SLE that injured three people, a PIE crash near the Eng Neo Avenue exit that wounded a traffic police officer, a motorcyclist and a car passenger, a 64-year-old driver’s skid on the PIE towards Tuas, and a seven-vehicle pile-up on the PIE. All incidents are being investigated by the Singapore Police Force and the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
