23-year-old motorcyclist dies after accident at junction of Bencoolen Street and Stamford Road

Source: The Straits Times
Author: Michelle Chin

SINGAPORE - A 23-year-old motorcyclist died in hospital after an accident involving a private bus on June 15.

The accident happened at the junction of Bencoolen Street and Stamford Road around 7.40pm that evening.

Police said the motorcyclist was unconscious when he was rushed to hospital, while his 22-year-old female pillion rider was conscious.

Both of them were taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the victims are a couple, citing relatives who turned up at the mortuary on June 16.

Police investigations are ongoing.

In the past week, at least two have died in accidents here. On June 11, a 58-year-old man died after an accident involving his motorcycle and a lorry on the AYE.

Separately, on the same day, a 53-year-old male cyclist died after an accident near Woodlands Avenue 9.

In Singapore, traffic accidents claimed the lives of 136 people in 2023, up from 108 deaths in 2022.

The 136 fatalities figure is the highest since 2016, when there were 141 deaths. The latest figure also exceeds the pre-Covid-19 level of 118 deaths in 2019, said the Traffic Police in February when releasing its annual statistics report.