{"id":55272,"date":"2026-05-25T21:02:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55272"},"modified":"2026-05-25T21:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T13:02:36","slug":"cyclist-taken-to-hospital-after-getting-pinned-under-car-in-accident-near-balestier-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=55272","title":{"rendered":"Cyclist taken to hospital after getting pinned under car in accident near Balestier Point"},"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 <!-- -->51-year-old cyclist<!-- --> was taken to hospital on<!-- --> May 25<!-- --> after an accident with a car near <!-- -->Balestier Point left him pinned under the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police and the<!-- --> Singapore Civil Defence Force, which <!-- -->were alerted to the incident <!-- -->along Balestier Road towards Thomson Road <!-- -->at <!-- -->about 6am,<!-- --> said the cyclist was freed from under the car using hydraulic rescue equipment and taken unconscious to <!-- -->Tan Tock Seng Hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A <!-- -->54-year-old man <!-- -->identified as the <!-- -->car driver<!-- --> is assisting with ongoing police investigations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In CCTV footage of the incident shared with The Straits Times, the car can be seen turning into Balestier Road as the cyclist rides across the road.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The car collides with the cyclist, who falls to the ground, and comes to a stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The number of traffic accidents resulting in injuries in Singapore is on the rise, said the Traffic Police in its annual road traffic report released in <!-- -->February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">There were <!-- -->7,560 <!-- -->traffic accidents resulting in injuries in 2025, up from <!-- -->7,053 cases in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The total number of people injured in traffic accidents also rose<!-- --> from 9,342 in 2024 to 9,955 in 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-list-container\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-test-id\">\n<ul class=\"pl-22 list-disc article-list-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"article-list-item list-item\" data-testid=\"bulleted-article-list-item-test-id\">\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Additional reporting by Daniel Lai<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/cyclist-taken-to-hospital-after-getting-trapped-under-car-in-accident-near-balestier-point\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A 51-year-old cyclist was taken to hospital on May 25 after an accident with a car near Balestier Point left him pinned 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