Cabbie found dead in his taxi

A taxi driver in his 50s was found dead in his cab on Monday afternoon.

CityCab driver Loke Meng Fatt was found motionless in his taxi that was parked at a car park at Blk 262 Serangoon Central, reported The New Paper.

The taxi's hazard lights were on and were parked against the traffic direction near the exit of the car park, the paper said.

A clinic assistant, Elva, told TNP she was alerted of the incident after a man in his 30s approached the clinic, requesting for assistance. The clinic's doctor went to the cab and found Loke to be already dead, according to the report.

The police told Yahoo! Singapore they received a call from a member of the public at about 2.05pm requesting for assistance. Loke was pronounced dead upon arrival of the paramedics.

Beside the driver lay an unopened box of Taiwanese suncakes with some money, a present for Loke from his sister, TNP reported.

His sister arrived at the scene at about 3:30pm and appeared distraught. She was later joined by a group believed to be Loke's family, it added.

The police have classified the case as an unnatural death.