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67-year-old cyclist killed in a road mishap with a bus in Jurong West

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A 67-year-old cyclist was killed in a road mishap with a bus in Jurong West on Wednesday morning at 8:28 am.

The accident happened at the junction of Jurong West Avenue 5 and Jurong West Street 82.

The police responded to the incident and investigated what really happened.

Paramedics at the scene tried to revive the 67-year-old male cyclist but he was pronounced dead later.

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The 56-year-old male bus driver was arrested for causing death by a negligent act.

Shin Min Daily News reported that the bus involved in the accident was a private vehicle.

Photo: Screengrab from Facebook/SG Road Sense – SGRS

For the past months and over the years, more cyclists were hurt or killed in traffic accidents in Singapore.

In December last year, a cyclist and a lorry were caught in a road rage at Pasir Ris. The cyclist whacked the side mirror of lorry, prodding the lorry to knock him off road.

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Same time, a 67-year-old man cyclist was pronounced dead after the accident with a bus at the junction of Lower Delta Road and Jalan Bukit Merah.

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In October last year, a female cyclist was badly injured after she was hit by a van in Boon Lay towards Upper Jurong Road.

In February last year, a car collided with a cyclist at a zebra crossing after failing to stop in time near the Tuas Pek Kong Keng Temple in Jurong West.

According to Cosmas LLC, a Singapore-based law firm handling matters related to motor accidents, every person riding a bicycle on a road has the same rights as any other motor vehicle. The exception is when a bicyclist is riding on a sidewalk or other pedestrian pathway, in which case he or she has the same rights as a pedestrian. Conversely, just as a person on a bicycle as the rights of a motorist or pedestrian, he or she also has the same or modified legal responsibility to operate the bicycle safely.

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The Land Transport Authority provided a guide for the safety of all cyclists. Under the Road Traffic (Bicycles) Rules and other road-related rules, all cyclists must abide by the same traffic rules as other motorists.

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Singapore has always encountered road accidents involving cyclists. With the recent one, netizens gave out their comments to the cyclist and to the motorists in general.

 

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