Woman, 26, hit by car after dashing across street near Orchard Road
The accident happened along Bideford Road, between Paragon shopping centre and Al-Falah Mosque.
SINGAPORE - A 26-year-old female pedestrian was taken conscious to the hospital after she was struck by a car near Orchard Road on the morning of Aug 2 .
A dashcam video posted on Facebook page Singapore Incidents shows a car travelling along the extreme right lane of Bideford Road, next to Paragon shopping centre.
As the car approaches the overhead bridge connecting the mall and Al-Falah Mosque, a lorry in the middle lane can be seen applying its brakes, just before a woman dashes across the extreme right lane.
She is then hit by the car, shattering the vehicle's windshield. The impact sends the woman tumbling onto the road.
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident at about 10am on Aug 2.
A 26-year-old female pedestrian was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital , SCDF said.
A male car driver, 43 , is assisting with investigations, police said.
This is the latest accident involving pedestrians caught in dangerous situations while crossing the road.
On July 29,
a boy knocked into a taxi after dashing across a pedestrian crossing at the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Hougang Avenue 9 . At the time of the accident, the red man pedestrian signal was showing.
On July 23,
a nine-year-old boy was taken conscious to the hospital after an accident involving a car at the junction of Moulmein Road and Sinaran Drive . A Facebook video shows the unaccompanied boy running across the road although an overhead bridge is nearby.
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