Motorcyclist and 9-year-old pillion rider killed in accident on PIE; truck driver arrested
According to Shin Min, two blue tents were spotted at the scene, and a truck had parked at the side of the road.
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PUBLISHED ONNovember 11, 2023 8:25 AMByKolette Lim
[UPDATED Nov 12]
SINGAPORE - A 39-year-old motorcyclist and his nine-year-old pillion rider died in a hit-and-run accident on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Saturday (Nov 11) morning.
When contacted, the police said they were alerted at about 10.10am to an accident involving a truck and a motorcycle along the PIE towards Changi Airport before the Jalan Bahar exit.
The truck driver, a 68-year-old man, was later arrested for careless driving causing death, added the police.
Both the motorcyclist and the pillion rider were pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force.
On Wednesday, 27-year-old motorcyclist Muhammad Nurhilmi Atan was killed after an accident involving a lorry and a minibus on the East Coast Parkway.
A male passenger of the minibus was arrested and charged on Friday with causing grievous hurt by performing a rash act. He had allegedly jumped out of the moving bus, causing a nearby lorry to come to a halt. Mr Nurhilmi subsequently collided with the rear of the lorry.
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