| |
SINGAPORE : A Singapore Armed Forces serviceman is in critical condition after being knocked down in a hit-and-run accident in Taiwan's Pingtung County.
Taiwanese media reports have said the accident occurred on New Year's Eve and local police arrested the driver the following day.
Reports said the serviceman is a 34-year-old stationed at Checheng Township.
He left camp at around 7pm on New Year's Eve, and was hit by the vehicle not long after.
The driver, a 46-year-old woman known as Ms Yip, told Taiwanese police the serviceman was jaywalking at the time of the accident.
She added that the area was dark and dimly lit. - CNA/ms
|
