Motorcyclist, 30, dies after accident with lorry near West Coast Park; lorry driver, 24, arrested
A 30-year-old motorcyclist died in hospital after an accident with a lorry near West Coast Park on the morning of Tuesday, 20 October. The 24-year-old lorry driver has been arrested for driving without reasonable consideration causing death, the police said.
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In a media reply reported by The Straits Times, the police said they were alerted to an accident involving a motorcycle and a lorry at the junction of West Coast Ferry Road and Harbour Drive at about 7.30am. The motorcyclist was taken to hospital unconscious and later died. Police investigations are ongoing.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force, which was alerted at the same time, told MS News that the man was taken to the National University Hospital, where he subsequently passed away.
Photos of the scene circulating on social media show a Malaysia-registered motorcycle lying on its side inside a yellow-box junction, with traffic cones set up to cordon off the area and at least one police motorcycle present. According to MS News, the Singapore-registered lorry, which belonged to an engineering company, had stopped further ahead, apparently while turning right at the junction. Evidence markers were placed on the road and on the lorry. The exact sequence of events has not been confirmed by the police.
The junction is in the West Coast area near West Coast Park, close to the Pasir Panjang port and industrial zone, where lorries and other goods vehicles share the road with cars and motorcycles.
The case is the second fatal accident involving a commercial vehicle reported in Singapore in under a week. On 18 October, SGFleetGuide reported that police had linked the death of a pedestrian found on the PIE to a minibus in Jurong West, and arrested its 66-year-old driver.
For fleet operators, accidents like this are a reminder to brief drivers on the risks at junctions, especially when turning across oncoming traffic, where motorcycles can be hard to spot and may approach faster than expected. Many companies use regular toolbox talks, dashboard cameras and telematics alerts to reinforce safe turning and junction habits, and review incidents with their drivers and insurers when they happen.
Driving without reasonable consideration causing death is an offence under the Road Traffic Act. No charges have been announced so far. SGFleetGuide will follow up if there are further developments in the case.
Source: The Straits Times — Read the original
