{"id":30650,"date":"2026-02-22T21:32:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30650"},"modified":"2026-02-22T21:32:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:32:37","slug":"motorcyclist-taken-to-hospital-unconscious-after-accident-in-bedok-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=30650","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist taken to hospital unconscious after accident in Bedok South"},"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 motorcyclist was taken to hospital in an unconscious state following an accident in Bedok South on the <!-- -->night of Feb 21.  <\/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 police said they were alerted to an accident involving a lorry and a motorcycle <!-- -->along Bedok South Road towards Bedok North Avenue 1 at about 9.10pm<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it received a call for assistance along <!-- -->10 Bedok South Road<!-- --> at about the same time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A <!-- -->31-year-old male motorcyclist<!-- --> was taken <!-- -->unconscious<!-- --> to <!-- -->Changi General Hospita<!-- -->l, the authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/injuries-deaths-on-singapores-roads-rise-in-h1-2025-accidents-due-to-red-light-violation-also-up?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">midyear road traffic statistics released by the police in 2025<\/p>\n<p><\/a>, there were <!-- -->2,088 accidents<!-- --> involving motorcyclists in the first half of that year \u2013 a <!-- -->9.5 per cent<!-- --> increase from 1,907 accidents in the first half of 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of injured motorcyclists and pillion riders<!-- --> increased by 7.3 per cent to 2,323 in the first half of 2025, from 2,164 in the first half of 2024. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Motorcyclists and pillion riders were involved in more than half (<!-- -->54.7 per cent)<!-- --> <!-- -->of all traffic accidents in the first half of 2025, the statistics showed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The top three causes of these accidents were: <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-list-container\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-test-id\">\n<ul class=\"pl-22 list-disc article-list-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"article-list-item list-item\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-item-test-id\">\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">failing to keep a proper lookout,<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-item list-item\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-item-test-id\">\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">failing to have proper control, and<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"article-list-item list-item\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-item-test-id\">\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">changing lanes without due care.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police investigations<!-- --> <!-- -->into the Feb 21 accident are ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/motorcyclist-taken-to-hospital-unconscious-after-accident-in-bedok-south\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A motorcyclist was taken to hospital in an unconscious state following an accident in Bedok South on the night of Feb 21. 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