{"id":63689,"date":"2026-06-25T18:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=63689"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T10:45:58","slug":"motorcyclist-pillion-rider-killed-in-accident-in-yio-chu-kang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=63689","title":{"rendered":"Motorcyclist, pillion rider killed in accident in Yio Chu Kang"},"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\u00a0A <!-- -->25-year-old motorcyclist and his 21-year-old female pillion<!-- --> rider<!-- --> <!-- -->died after his vehicle was believed to have skidded in <!-- -->Yio Chu Kang on June 25.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF)<!-- --> <!-- -->were alerted to the accident in <!-- -->Yio Chu Kang Road towards Upper Thomson Road at 3.35am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The pair were pronounced dead at the scene by an SCDF paramedic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">In a video posted on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, one of the two lanes was cordoned off, leading to traffic congestion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">A group of police officers can be seen next to two blue tents in the left lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">An eyewitness, who gave her name only as Wong, told Chinese-language media outlet Shin Min Daily News that she was driving past the scene with her husband at around 7am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">She initially thought the police were<!-- --> <!-- -->setting up a roadblock for enforcement operations, but was shocked to see two blue tents in the distance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The motorcyclist and his pillion rider are believed to be a couple, according to Shin Min.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Investigations are ongoing, said the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The latest Traffic Police statistics released in February showed that motorcyclists and pillion riders were <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\">involved in 54.8 per cent of all traffic accidents<\/span><\/a> and accounted for 53 per cent of deaths in 2025, despite motorcycles comprising only 15 per cent of Singapore\u2019s total vehicle population.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/motorcyclist-pillion-rider-killed-in-accident-in-yio-chu-kang\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013\u00a0A 25-year-old motorcyclist and his 21-year-old 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