{"id":67699,"date":"2026-07-10T21:41:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67699"},"modified":"2026-07-10T21:41:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T13:41:46","slug":"73-year-old-taxi-driver-who-lost-consciousness-while-ferrying-passengers-on-ecp-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=67699","title":{"rendered":"73-year-old taxi driver who lost consciousness while ferrying passengers on ECP dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE \u2013 A taxi driver who lost consciousness while driving on the ECP on <!-- -->July 6<!-- --> has died, the police said in an update on July 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The <!-- -->73-year-old cabby<!-- --> was involved in an accident earlier this week, where he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/i-was-in-panic-mode-woman-child-exit-taxi-on-ecp-after-driver-becomes-unresponsive?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=\"inline font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"typography-test-id\">passed out while ferrying passengers<\/span><\/a> from the airport to Lavender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">According to <!-- -->36-year-old Winnie Lee<!-- -->, who was seated at the back of the <!-- -->ComfortDelGro<!-- --> taxi with her son, the driver had appeared sleepy when the taxi began veering towards the central divider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Lee said that when she<!-- --> asked the driver to stop the vehicle as she felt it was dangerous for him to continue driving, the driver sounded confused and asked her where he should stop.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">That was his last response to Lee, <!-- -->who said<!-- --> <!-- -->the vehicle eventually came to a stop after she opened the door on the right side of the taxi and pushed it against the divider\u2019s barrier to generate more friction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force said on <!-- -->July 8<!-- --> that they were alerted to the incident <!-- -->on<!-- --> the ECP towards MCE at about 12.50pm on July 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The <!-- -->taxi driver<!-- --> was unconscious when taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, <!-- -->where he later died, the authorities said in an updated statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Police investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-primary font-tertiary-body-baseline-regular\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The Straits Times has contacted ComfortDelGro for more information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/73-year-old-taxi-driver-who-lost-consciousness-while-ferrying-passengers-on-ecp-dies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE \u2013 A taxi driver who lost consciousness while driving on the ECP on July 6 has died, the police said in an update 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