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SINGAPORE \u2013 A former chief of air force accused of hitting a woman with a stroller<\/span><\/a> in 2024 with his car has been allowed to travel to Indonesia and Thailand.<\/p>\n On May 14, a district court granted Goh Yong Siang\u2019s application to travel to Jakarta from May 19 to 22 for a business trip.<\/p>\n Goh, 74, was also allowed to travel to Bangkok from June 3 to 6 for work-related matters.<\/p>\n As part his bail conditions, he must remain contactable by the investigating officer (IO).<\/p>\n He must surrender his passport to the IO, or another officer acting on the IO\u2019s instruction, within 24 hours upon his return from overseas.<\/p>\n An additional bail of $5,000 must also be provided.<\/p>\n Goh\u2019s case will be mentioned again in court on June 3.<\/p>\n He was driving on May 17, 2024, when his car allegedly hit a woman pushing a stroller at a traffic crossing in Pasir Panjang Road, causing grievous hurt to her and hurt to a two-year-old boy.<\/p>\n The green man signal was on at the time, and he had allegedly failed to keep a proper lookout when he made a right turn from Harbour Drive towards Pasir Panjang Road.<\/p>\n Court documents did not disclose details about\u00a0her injuries or those of the boy.<\/p>\n In April, Goh\u00a0was charged with causing grievous hurt to the woman<\/span><\/a>\u00a0while driving a car without considering other road users.<\/p>\n He is also accused of causing hurt to the toddler in the stroller by driving in such a manner.<\/p>\n Temasek Management Services\u2019\u00a0website\u00a0states that Goh is its chairman and\u00a0that he was a fighter pilot in the Republic of Singapore Air Force. He retired as the chief of air force in 1998.<\/p>\n The same website added: \u201cHe then joined private equity firm Beta Capital Group in Dallas, Texas, until 2005. In 2006, he joined Temasek International as a senior managing director until 2013.\u201d<\/p>\n Annual road traffic\u00a0figures the Traffic Police (TP) released in February<\/span><\/a>\u00a0showed that the number of people injured in road accidents went up from 9,342\u00a0in 2024 to 9,955 in 2025.<\/p>\n The number of traffic deaths also rose from 142 in 2024 to a record high of 149 in 2025.<\/p>\n In March, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs\u00a0Sim\u00a0Ann said that failing to keep a proper lookout was\u00a0the top cause of traffic accidents<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n To tackle the issue, TP will step up enforcement, including extending speed enforcement measures to more red-light cameras.<\/p>\n TP will also launch the National Road Graciousness Campaign later in 2026, said Ms Sim, who is also Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n