Woman, 69, killed in traffic accident near Pinnacle@Duxton; Maserati driver, 25, arrested
UPDATED at 1.45pm on 6 January 2020 to include mention of second vehicle involved in the accident.
SINGAPORE — A 69-year-old woman was killed in a traffic accident involving two cars near the Pinnacle@Duxton residence on Sunday (5 January) morning.
The woman was riding a power-assisted bicycle at the time of the incident along Cantonment Road, which also involved a red Maserati and a yellow car.
According to local media reports, the authorities responded to the accident at around 5.50am. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the Maserati’s driver – a 25-year-old man – was arrested for dangerous driving causing death. The driver of the other vehicle left the scene before police arrived.
Police investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Pictures of the accident site posted on social media showed a damaged red Maserati facing the opposite direction of the traffic flow in the middle lane on Cantonment Road. A blue bicycle is seen lying near the vehicle while a police blue tent was also set up along the road.
A video circulated over social media showed the red Maserati and another red car at the accident site, with the woman lying on the traffic lane closest to the kerb.
A man in the video is seen crossing the street to speak to the driver of the other red car. As he does so a yellow car is seen travelling fast along the lane that the woman was lying on, dragging her body a few metres down the road. The yellow car is not seen stopping after running over the woman.
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