Pedestrian found dead on PIE was hit by minibus in Jurong West, police say; driver, 66, arrested
A 77-year-old woman whose body was found on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on 16 October had been hit by a minibus in Jurong West, about 2.2km away, the police said in an updated statement on 17 October. The 66-year-old minibus driver has been arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.
Police were first alerted at 7.10am on 16 October to an accident involving a minibus and a pedestrian on the PIE towards Changi Airport. A Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic pronounced the woman dead at the scene, on the expressway before the Jalan Bahar exit. The driver had left before officers arrived, and early reports described the incident as a hit-and-run on the expressway itself.
Preliminary investigations have since found that the woman was involved in a hit-and-run accident with the minibus at the junction of Jurong West Street 61 and Jurong West Avenue 4. The Straits Times reported that it is not clear how or why her body ended up at a different location from the accident site. Shin Min Daily News, as cited by Mothership, reported that the woman had rolled under the minibus and was dragged for more than 1.5km. Lianhe Zaobao reported that Traffic Police officers traced a trail of blood from the expressway back to the junction, and that the driver was located in the Jurong area. Police investigations are ongoing.
Videos circulated online showed lanes on the PIE coned off, with police motorcycles, a police car and a tow truck at the scene.
The case comes against a backdrop of rising road accidents. The Traffic Police said on 28 August that accidents resulting in injuries rose from 3,748 in the first half of 2025 to 3,869 in the first half of 2026, while injuries went up from 4,894 to 5,090. Fatalities fell from 79 to 61 over the same period, largely due to fewer deaths among motorcyclists and pillion riders. However, accidents involving elderly pedestrians increased from 121 to 144, and the number of injured elderly pedestrians rose from 106 to 132.
For operators of minibuses, vans and other commercial vehicles, the incident is a sober reminder of the risks at junctions and pedestrian crossings, especially in residential estates where elderly pedestrians are common. Fleet managers may wish to remind drivers to scan crossings carefully before moving off, to check their vehicle’s surroundings after any suspected contact, and to stop immediately and call the authorities if an accident occurs. Leaving the scene of an accident is a serious matter under Singapore’s traffic laws.
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Source: The Straits Times — Read the original
