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Independent Singapore
15-07-2025
- Independent Singapore
Elderly car driver runs over PAB rider and flees scene at Hougang
Photo: SGRV FB SINGAPORE: A hit-and-run accident took place on Sunday evening at the junction of Hougang Avenue 3 and Upper Serangoon Road, involving an elderly car driver and a power-assisted bicycle (PAB) rider. The police have since confirmed that they were alerted to the accident at around 6:40 p.m. on Sunday (Jul 13). The 23-year-old male rider of the PAB was struck while crossing at a safety island near the junction. Dashcam footage shared on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page showed a silver sedan speeding and attempting to make a left turn when it collided with the rider. Footage shows the car mounting the safety island, knocking down the rider, and running over him with both front and rear wheels before continuing forward. The vehicle also struck a road sign displaying 'Upper Serangoon' and finally came to a stop after hitting the traffic lights on the safety island. The car then reversed and sped off. Police later identified the driver as a 70-year-old man, who is currently assisting with the investigation. After being caught under the car, the rider struggled to stand up. After two attempts, he managed to stagger away from the vehicle. A passerby in white quickly came to his aid, helping him rest against a nearby traffic light pole. The injured PAB rider was taken conscious to Sengkang General Hospital for treatment. Investigations are ongoing. () => { const trigger = if ('IntersectionObserver' in window && trigger) { const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries, observer) => { => { if ( { lazyLoader(); // You should define lazyLoader() elsewhere or inline here // Run once } }); }, { rootMargin: '800px', threshold: 0.1 }); } else { // Fallback setTimeout(lazyLoader, 3000); } });
Malay Mail
12-07-2025
- Automotive
- Malay Mail
Car driven by woman in her 80s crashes into parked vehicles and school fence near Sungai Merah bazaar in Sibu, no injuries reported
SIBU, July 12 — A car driven by an elderly woman in her 80s crashed into a school fence behind a priest's residence near the Sungai Merah bazaar early this morning. The incident, which occurred around 7am, reportedly began when the woman was reversing her vehicle near a coffee shop in the area. According to eyewitnesses, the car suddenly struck a table and several chairs in front of the shop before careening into two motorcycles parked by the roadside. The vehicle then collided with the rear of a four-wheel drive and a Perodua Kancil before coming to a halt after crashing into the fence of a primary school compound behind the priest's house. Fortunately, the driver escaped the incident unhurt. The crash caused minor damage to the fence and the vehicles involved. It was understood that the elderly woman's son later arranged for all the damaged vehicles to be sent to a workshop and had also agreed to cover all the repair costs. — The Borneo Post
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Tragedy in Melbourne as out-of-control car smashes into family - killing a woman and leaving a two-year-old boy seriously injured
The elderly driver who lost control of her car and mowed down a family walking along a footpath from behind won't be interviewed until the weekend over the fatal collision that claimed the life of a woman and seriously injured a toddler. A silver Toyota Yaris, driven by the 91-year-old woman, mounted the footpath on Coleman Road in Wantirna South, in Melbourne 's east, shortly before 12.30pm on Thursday. Three members of the same family - a 59-year-old woman, a 60-year-old man, and a two-year-old boy - were walking along the footpath in the same direction as the car when they were struck. The woman died at the scene. The man, believed to be the woman's partner, is fighting for his life in The Alfred Hospital. The boy was rushed to The Royal Children's Hospital with life-threatening injuries but is now in a stable condition. Victoria Police are yet to confirm the relationship between the victims. The 'terribly shaken' elderly driver escaped with minor scratches and was taken to hospital for assessment and blood testing. The elderly driver remains in hospital and is not expected to be interviewed by detectives until the the weekend, Victoria Police revealed on Friday. It's understood she collided with a street sign and struck the pedestrians before her car ploughed through a fence and came to a stop near a children's playground. 'It came from behind,' Superintendent Justin Goldsmith told reporters. 'It looks like it has lost control about 40m or 50m before the collision with the people who were walking on the other side of that road. 'No one was hit at the park thankfully.' It's unknown whether the driver will face charges. Supt Goldsmith said it was too early to say whether the driver had suffered a medical episode when she lost control. Crash investigators will examine whether speed was a contributing factor. 'That will be subject to the investigation, but it is a downhill section of road, so if there has been a lack of control to some degree there is a possibility the car would have picked up speed as it's driven further down Coleman Road,' Supt Goldsmith said. It comes after CCTV emerged of an out-of-control car traveling along Coleman Road moments before the collision. The footage also showed a couple pushing a pram along a footpath. It is unclear if the group was the same trio who were hit in the collision. The crash happened during the first week of Victorian school holidays and brought the state's road toll to 14 lives lost in the last seven days. 'We're facing a horrific month for road trauma,' Supt Goldsmith said. 'We've lost so many lives and had so many life-threatening injuries over the course of last week (and it) is completely horrific and unacceptable.' Victoria has recorded a number of deadly crashes involving out-of-control vehicles in recent years. In November, a kindergarten worker and a three-year-old boy was injured when a runaway truck smashed through the gate of Macedon Ranges Montessori Preschool's playground. Two weeks earlier, an 11-year-old boy was killed and four other students injured when an SUV crashed through a fence at Auburn South Primary School in Melbourne's east. Five people were killed and six injured in November 2023 when a diabetic driver passed out behind the wheel and crashed into patrons seated outside the Royal Daylesford Hotel. The driver was charged, but the allegations were ultimately struck out after a magistrate found there was not enough evidence to support a conviction.
Daily Mail
10-07-2025
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Tragedy in Melbourne as out-of-control car smashes into family - killing a woman and leaving a two-year-old boy seriously injured
A woman is dead and a child has been seriously injured after an elderly driver lost control of her car, hitting three pedestrians before ploughing through a fence near a playground. The Toyota Yaris, driven by the 91-year-old woman, mounted the footpath on Coleman Road at Wantirna South, in Melbourne 's east, after noon on Thursday. Three people from the same family - the woman, 59, a man, 60, and a two-year-old boy - were hit by the car after the she lost control. The woman died at the scene. Both the boy and the man were taken to hospital with serious or life-threatening injuries. Superintendent Justin Goldsmith said Victoria Police were yet to confirm the relationship between the victims but it's believed they were related. The trio was walking in the same direction as the car was travelling when it struck them. 'It came from behind,' Supt Goldsmith told reporters. 'It looks like it's (lost control) about 40m or 50m before the collision with the people who were walking on the other side of that road.' The out-of-control car continued down the road for another 200m, hitting a street sign and smashing through a fence before coming to a stop near a playground. 'No one was hit at the park thankfully,' Supt Goldsmith said. The driver, who was 'terribly shaken' and had minor scratches, was taken to hospital for assessment and blood testing. She is yet to be interviewed. Police would look at whether speed was a contributing factor. 'That will be subject to the investigation, but it is downhill section of road, so if there has been a lack of control to some degree there is a possibility the car would have picked up speed as it's driven further down Coleman Road,' Supt Goldsmith said. The crash happened during the first week of Victorian school holidays, bringing the state's road toll to 14 in the last seven days. 'We're facing a horrific month for road trauma,' Supt Goldsmith said. The state has recorded a number of deadly crashes involving out-of-control vehicles in recent years. In November, a kindergarten worker and a three-year-old boy was injured when a runaway truck smashed through the gate of Macedon Ranges Montessori Preschool's playground. Two weeks earlier, an 11-year-old boy was killed and four other students injured when an SUV crashed through a fence at Auburn South Primary School in Melbourne's east. Five people were killed and six injured in November 2023 when a diabetic driver passed out behind the wheel and crashed into patrons seated outside the Royal Daylesford Hotel. The driver was charged but the allegations were ultimately struck out after a magistrate found there was not enough evidence to support a conviction.
Malay Mail
22-06-2025
- Malay Mail
Police detain Proton X50 driver for using motorcycle lane on Penang bridge
NIBONG TEBAL, June 22 — Police have detained an elderly woman for driving a car in the motorcycle lane on the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah Bridge (JSAHMS) here yesterday. Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) Police Chief Supt Jay January Siowou said preliminary police investigations found that the incident occurred at Kilometre 8.6 of JSAHMS from Batu Kawan heading towards Batu Maung, at around 1.30pm. 'Acting on information, the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division of the SPS District Police Headquarters (IPD) managed to identify the 70-year-old female driver and brought her to the SPS IPD for further action. 'The police have also opened an investigation paper for driving in a prohibited lane, and further investigation is underway,' he said in a statement today. Members of the public with additional information on the incident are urged to contact the Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Division of the SPS IPD at 04-5858222 to assist with the investigation. Earlier, a six-second video went viral on social media showing the woman driving a Proton X50 in the motorcycle lane on the bridge. — Bernama
