SINGAPORE: An 84-year-old pedestrian died on 26 May 2025 after an early morning traffic accident in Choa Chu Kang.
The incident occurred at around 6.15am at the junction of Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1 and Choa Chu Kang Central.
Police confirmed that the elderly man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 53-year-old driver of the involved minibus was arrested for careless driving causing death.
A video circulating online shows a blue police tent between a minibus and a police car in the road’s rightmost lane.
Uniformed officers can be seen speaking with a civilian, while several police motorcycles are parked nearby.
Investigations into the incident are ongoing, the police added.
According to the Traffic Police’s annual report, 139 people died in traffic accidents in 2024, up from 131 in 2023.
Elderly pedestrians remain a key concern, despite a 52.2 per cent fall in their fatalities — from 23 in 2023 to 11 in 2024.
Although they represent only 12.5 per cent of Singapore’s population, the elderly made up 44 per cent of pedestrian deaths last year.
They were involved in 42.3 per cent of all fatal pedestrian accidents in 2024.
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