\n<\/p>\n
SINGAPORE \u2013 A 69-year-old male pedestrian who was involved in an accident with a truck in Bukit Panjang on April 25 was unconscious when taken to Woodlands Hospital, where he later died. <\/p>\n
The police, responding to queries from The Straits Times, said they were alerted to the accident in Senja Close at 8.25am.<\/p>\n
They added that a 39-year-old male truck driver was arrested after he was suspected of driving carelessly in a manner that resulted in a fatality.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said the victim was taken to Woodlands Hospital. <\/p>\n
An eyewitness, who wanted to be known only as Mr Qiu, said he saw an elderly man lying motionless on the ground, reported Chinese-language newspaper Shin Min Daily News.<\/p>\n
Mr Qiu, a security guard who was on his way to work, said he also saw a wheelchair trapped under a garbage truck.<\/p>\n
Paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the man when they arrived, and used an automated external defibrillator as well, he added. <\/p>\n
Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n