A 75-year-old food delivery rider died after a car hit him as he rode across a road, in the third fatal road accident in three consecutive days. He was flung 5m, landed on the ground and coughed up blood. He was taken unconscious to hospital, where he died. The 54-year-old car driver is assisting with investigations.
The accident happened at 11.25am on Friday (13 November) at the junction of Yio Chu Kang Road and Hougang Avenue 9.
CCTV footage provided by a nearby shop showed the elderly man, wearing a helmet and a blue top, riding an electric bicycle across the road when he collided with a silver car. The impact flung him about 5m before he landed on the ground.
Photographs provided by a reader also showed that the electric bicycle had been flung near the central road divider, with parts and belongings strewn across the road. An insulated food delivery box lay nearby, along with two portions of food.
The front of the silver car was visibly dented, indicating the force of the collision.
Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel and paramedics arrived shortly afterwards to provide emergency assistance.
Responding to queries, the Singapore Police Force confirmed that it had been alerted to an accident involving a car and an electric bicycle. The 75-year-old male rider was taken unconscious to hospital, where he died from his injuries. The 54-year-old male car driver is assisting with police investigations. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it took one injured person to Sengkang General Hospital.
This was the third consecutive day that a fatal road accident involving a cyclist had occurred in Singapore.
Shin Min Daily News reported on Friday that a 24-year-old man collided with a tipper truck while cycling along Tanah Merah Coast Road towards Aviation Park Road on Thursday (12 November) and died at the scene.
Another accident happened on Wednesday (11 November) afternoon. A 37-year-old female cyclist was hit by a tipper truck and became trapped beneath it at the junction of Amber Road and Amber Gardens. She died after a wheel ran over her head.
For the full report, see the 14 November 2026 edition of Shin Min Daily News.
