{"id":19960,"date":"2025-12-15T11:50:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19960"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T03:50:46","slug":"one-person-dead-in-traffic-accident-in-yishun-four-others-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=19960","title":{"rendered":"One person dead in traffic accident in Yishun; four others injured"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A person has died in a multi-vehicle accident in Yishun on the <!-- -->night of Dec 14<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the accident at the junction of <!-- -->Yishun Avenue 3 and Yishun Central<!-- --> at about <!-- -->10.20pm<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The victim was pronounced <!-- -->dead at the scene<!-- --> by an SCDF paramedic, it said, adding that another person was taken to <!-- -->Khoo Teck Puat Hospital<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Three other people<!-- --> declined to be taken to the hospital after they were assessed by SCDF for minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Photos of the aftermath of the accident were shared in the <!-- -->Professional PHV Drivers Singapore<!-- --> Facebook group. One of the photos shows a red car that has crashed into the back of a truck. The bonnet of the car appears to be badly damaged, with the airbags deployed, as seen in another photo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1520\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/6413adaa6c6901968aa5b1b44dbfb9193973bb86b896e5e0547ce2ff7e1f8dac?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/6413adaa6c6901968aa5b1b44dbfb9193973bb86b896e5e0547ce2ff7e1f8dac?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/6413adaa6c6901968aa5b1b44dbfb9193973bb86b896e5e0547ce2ff7e1f8dac?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/6413adaa6c6901968aa5b1b44dbfb9193973bb86b896e5e0547ce2ff7e1f8dac\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">SCDF paramedics were seen attending to a victim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: HOO LEE KAU\/FACEBOOK<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In another photo, SCDF paramedics can be seen attending to a person on a stretcher, near a motorcycle lying on its side on the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Based on the photos, police officers were also at the accident site.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"portrait inline-media-wrapper\" style=\"--aspect-article-portrait:1140 \/ 1520\" data-testid=\"inline-media-test-id\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-start relative w-fit\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/45684d9c63955030d0ecf3839fc174d2e2c7da41f3a36dc35efe2e701390b1c5?w=480\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 720px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/45684d9c63955030d0ecf3839fc174d2e2c7da41f3a36dc35efe2e701390b1c5?w=720\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 721px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/45684d9c63955030d0ecf3839fc174d2e2c7da41f3a36dc35efe2e701390b1c5?w=900\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cassette.sphdigital.com.sg\/image\/straitstimes\/45684d9c63955030d0ecf3839fc174d2e2c7da41f3a36dc35efe2e701390b1c5\" alt=\"\" class=\"aspect-portrait flex items-start shrink-0 portrait article-portrait object-contain mobile:w-auto tablet:w-auto\" data-testid=\"image-test-id\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"mobile:mx-16 tablet:mx-00 flex flex-col gap-08 py-16 desktop:pb-24\">\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-secondary\" data-testid=\"inline-media-caption-test-id\">A person was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-eyebrow-baseline-regular text-placeholder\" data-testid=\"inline-media-credit-test-id\">PHOTO: HOO LEE KAU\/FACEBOOK<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">ST has contacted the police for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Accidents - traffic\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Accidents &#8211; traffic<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Accidents\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Accidents<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Yishun\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Yishun<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for SCDF\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">SCDF<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Police\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Police<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/one-person-dies-in-traffic-accident-in-yishun-four-others-injured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A person has died in a multi-vehicle accident in Yishun on the night of Dec 14. 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