{"id":54926,"date":"2026-05-24T15:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=54926"},"modified":"2026-05-24T15:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T07:35:35","slug":"cyclist-dies-after-accident-with-tipper-truck-in-pasir-ris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=54926","title":{"rendered":"Cyclist dies after accident with tipper truck in Pasir Ris"},"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 <!-- -->35-year-old cyclist<!-- --> died after an accident involving a tipper truck in Pasir Ris on the afternoon of <!-- -->May 23.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In response to queries, the police said they were alerted to the accident at the junction of <!-- -->Pasir Ris Drive 4 and Pasir Ris Drive 3 at around 4.30pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">\u201cA 35-year-old female cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF (Singapore Civil Defence Force) paramedic,\u201d the police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">They added that a <!-- -->29-year-old tipper truck driver<!-- --> is assisting with investigations, which are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Road traffic fatalities in Singapore <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?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\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">hit a 10-year-high in 2025<\/span><\/a>, with 149 traffic deaths recorded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In February, about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/about-650-singapore-cyclists-get-summonses-for-violating-traffic-rules-in-last-6-months-of-2025?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\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">650 cyclists were issued summonses<\/span><\/a> by the police for flouting traffic rules in the last six months of 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Some of the rules the cyclists flouted included not obeying traffic signals and not wearing helmets when cycling on roads, the police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Singapore\u2019s traffic police have also begun taking enforcement action against owners of heavy vehicles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/courts-crime\/traffic-police-begin-enforcement-against-heavy-vehicles-without-speed-limiters?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\"><span class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">not installed with speed limiters<\/span><\/a> by Jan 1. The speed limiter regime requires all lorries with a maximum laden weight between 3,501kg and 12,000kg to be fitted with a speed limiter that caps their speed at 60kmh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Straits Times has contacted SCDF for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/cyclist-35-dies-after-accident-with-tipper-truck-in-pasir-ris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 35-year-old cyclist died after an accident involving a tipper truck in Pasir Ris on the afternoon of May 23. 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