A 69-year-old man died in an accident involving a garbage truck at Bukit Panjang on Saturday (April 25).<\/p>\n
According to the police, a 39-year-old male truck driver was arrested for careless driving without due care and attention causing death.<\/p>\n
Responding to AsiaOne’s queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they were alerted to the accident along Senja Close at 8.25am on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The authorities added that the victim was taken unconscious to Woodlands Hospital, where he subsequently died.<\/p>\n
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In a Facebook post by SGRV Front Man, a wheelchair can be seen stuck under the front of the garbage truck.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness, Qiu Weihong (transliteration), told Shin Min Daily News he saw the victim lying motionless on the ground before paramedics arrived to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.<\/p>\n
Residents also told the Chinese paper that the elderly man was often seen in his wheelchair collecting bottles and cans from rubbish bins.<\/p>\n
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ALBA W&H Smart City, the garbage truck company, told the Chinese daily that its vehicle collided with a man as it was leaving the garbage chute. The company added that it was saddened by the man’s death and would co-operate with the authorities for investigations.<\/p>\n
Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n
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