Fatal Friday sees 3 deaths from 2 road accidents
Two men died after a van had collided into the back of a lorry along Mandai Road towards Yishun. Internet Screengrab
SINGAPORE – Three people were killed in two separate accidents within 12 hours of each other on Friday.
A 33-year-old off-duty policeman was killed in a collision between two motorcycles along the Marina Coastal Expressway towards the East Coast Parkway before the Central Boulevard exit at 5.13am on Friday (Nov 3).
The other motorcyclist, also a policeman, sustained minor injuries and was arrested for causing death by negligent act.
Less than 12 hours later at about 4.40pm, the second fatal accident occurred when a van collided into the back of a lorry along Mandai Road towards Mandai Avenue.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said: "Two men in their 20s were pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.”
Police added that the 29-year-old male van driver and a 25-year-old male lorry passenger were pronounced dead at the scene.
In videos circulating online, a black van can be seen smashed behind a lorry, with extensive damage.
TODAY understands that the van driver is a Singaporean while the lorry passenger is a Bangladeshi foreign worker.
Police said investigations for both cases are ongoing.
Last year, there were 140 fatalities on the roads, the lowest since the Traffic Police started keeping record since 1981.
