{"id":53222,"date":"2026-05-18T03:33:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=53222"},"modified":"2026-05-18T03:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:33:49","slug":"driver-arrested-after-pedestrian-dies-in-jalan-besar-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=53222","title":{"rendered":"Driver arrested after pedestrian dies in Jalan Besar accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A 31-year-old man was arrested for dangerous driving causing death, following the death of a pedestrian in an accident on May 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the police said they were alerted at around 12.30pm to the accident involving two cars and a pedestrian at the junction of Kallang Bahru and Lavender Street, towards Balestier Road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 58-year-old female pedestrian was taken unconscious to Tan Tock Seng Hospital by the Singapore Civil Defence Force. She subsequently died in hospital, said the police.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_1a758qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_1a758qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_1a758qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_2a758qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_2a758qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_2a758qoqk5slubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 31-year-old male car driver was arrested and investigations are ongoing, added the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Images taken by an ST reader show a crowd of people standing at the junction, while a blue car is stationary at the yellow box junction. Blood can be seen on the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Traffic deaths hit a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/road-traffic-fatalities-hit-10-year-high-in-2025-with-149-dead-elderly-deaths-more-than-double\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:10-year high in 2025;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;10-year high in 2025&quot;}\" class=\"link \">10-year high in 2025<\/a>, with 149 people killed, compared with 141 in 2016. 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