A 72-year-old pedestrian died in hospital after an accident involving a prime mover at a carpark in Boon Lay on Feb 14.<\/p>\n
The 48-year-old male driver of the prime mover was arrested for driving without reasonable consideration causing death, the police said.<\/p>\n
Stomper Ali <\/b><\/span>alerted Stomp to the incident and shared photos showing the prime mover in the middle of a carpark next to Boon Lay Shopping Centre.<\/p>\n Another photo shows a man wearing a green T-shirt and black shorts lying on the road, with a pair of spectacles near his head.<\/p>\n “I was there on my motorcycle when I heard passers-by shouting at the driver of the prime mover before the vehicle stopped,” Ali said.<\/p>\n “When I got closer, I saw a man lying on the road. An ambulance arrived later.”<\/p>\n In response to Stomp’s queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident at 221 Boon Lay Place at about 7.20am.<\/p>\n The 72-year-old pedestrian was taken unconscious to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, where he subsequently died.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Tiong Woon Corporation (TWC), owner of the prime mover, told The Straits Times<\/a><\/span>: “We extend our sincere condolences to the family and loved ones of the deceased.”<\/p>\n He added that TWC is cooperating fully with ongoing investigations and that safety remains a core priority for the organisation.<\/p>\n Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n Have something to say? Join in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n See something interesting? Contribute<\/a> your story to us.<\/p>\n![\"Stomp](\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/assets\/stomp-comment-COLiWNMD.png\")
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