A 37-year-old female cyclist died on Nov 11 following a collision with a tipper truck in the Katong area of eastern Singapore.
Police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) were alerted to the accident at the junction of Amber Road and Amber Gardens at approximately 3:15 p.m.
The cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic. Officers subsequently arrested the 47-year-old male driver of the tipper truck for driving without reasonable consideration causing death.
Footage of the aftermath posted on TikTok showed a blue tent placed on the road next to the truck, with police cordoning off portions of the street and the adjacent pedestrian walkway. Investigators continue to look into the circumstances of the collision.
Morning accident in Kaki Bukit
Earlier on the same day, a separate collision involving a cyclist occurred at the junction of Kaki Bukit Avenue 2 and Eunos Link at about 8:30 a.m. This incident involved a 52-year-old male cyclist and a taxi.
Authorities confirmed that the cyclist was taken to Changi General Hospital while conscious.
A 64-year-old male taxi driver is currently assisting police with their investigations. Images circulating on Telegram showed the bicycle lying on its side next to a blue vehicle, which a user identified as belonging to operator ComfortDelGro. The Straits Times reported that it has reached out to ComfortDelGro for further information regarding the incident.
Rising traffic fatalities
These two incidents coincide with a documented increase in traffic accidents involving cyclists across Singapore. According to police statistics, such cases surged nearly 25% to 772 in 2025, rising from 620 in 2024 and 581 in 2023.
Fatalities involving cyclists also saw an upward trend, reaching 17 in 2025 compared with 13 the previous year. These figures reflect a broader decline in national road safety, with total traffic deaths hitting a 10-year high of 149 in 2025, up from 141 in 2016.
Questions regarding road safety
While police have confirmed the arrests and the hospitalization of the involved drivers and cyclists, the factors contributing to the specific collisions at Amber Road and Kaki Bukit remain under investigation. Authorities have not yet disclosed whether road conditions or traffic volume played a role in the high volume of accidents reported throughout 2025.
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