A 70-year-old man died after an accident in Upper Thomson Road on Friday, and a 26-year-old male lorry driver was arrested for careless driving causing death.

The accident involved a car, a bus, a lorry and a van.

Another two people were assessed by officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), but did not want to be taken to hospital.

A video of the accident posted on Facebook by Shin Min Daily News showed a white lorry running over a road divider and crashing into a black car travelling in the opposite direction.

The black car then crashes into a dark grey van beside it, while surrounding vehicles begin to slow down.

Other videos circulating on social media show at least three SCDF vehicles at the scene, blocking off four lanes on the five-lane road.

SCDF officers could be seen at the accident scene with equipment that looks like cutting tools.

The dark grey van had its bonnet smashed in.

According to Shin Min Daily News, the accident caused a heavy traffic jam that persisted beyond 1.30pm.

The police were alerted to the accident in Upper Thomson Road towards Lornie Road at 10.05am on Friday. The SCDF was also alerted to the accident about five minutes later.

An emergency medical team from Tan Tock Seng Hospital was activated to provide medical assistance at the scene, said SCDF.

When the authorities arrived at the scene, a man was found trapped in the driver's seat of a car.

An SCDF paramedic then stabilised the man's injuries, while rescuers freed the man's legs from under the dashboard, using hydraulic rescue equipment to cut and remove the roof of the car in the process.

However, the man died after he was taken by ambulance to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

https://mothership.sg/2023/07/upper-thomson-road-accident-killed/

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-dies-in-accident-along-upper-thomson-road-lorry-driver-arrested-for-careless-driving

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/upper-thomson-lornie-road-man-dies-lorry-driver-arrested-3612966

Aftermath:

On 11 January 2023, the driver of a black BMW X3 deliberately rammed his vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians and motorists on Tianhe Road in Guangzhou, China, killing six people and injuring 29 others. 22-year-old Wen Qingyun was arrested in connection to the attack, sentenced to death, and subsequently executed on 19 April 2024.

The crash took place on Wednesday during the evening rush hour at a busy junction in the southern city of 19 million.

"He deliberately drove into the people who were waiting for the traffic light. He rammed the car into them maliciously. After that, he made a U-turn and hit people again," an eyewitness told local outlet Hongxin News.

"He wasn't driving too quickly, but some people couldn't run away in time because they wouldn't have known he was hitting people deliberately."

The man also reportedly drove into a traffic police officer and his motorcycle, but the officer managed to escape.

One widely circulated clip shows a young girl lying on the ground at the scene of the incident, while a woman said to be her mother is seen by her side wailing.

Another eyewitness described the chaos of the aftermath on Weibo, the Chinese version of Twitter. The person said that an hour after the incident, the site was still filled with ambulances and traffic police "and they had not moved all the injured and the bodies from the scene".

"The scene was too tragic and I couldn't bear seeing it. I felt so sad that I wanted to throw up whenever I heard the siren of the ambulance," the person said.

The incident has sparked public anger, with many expressing sorrow that it happened in the lead-up to Chinese New Year, a time for family reunions.

"The victims could be a girl who dressed up meticulously to go on a date… It could be a food deliveryman who earned five yuan after rushing an order. It could be a father who wanted to go home and have dinner with children. It could be a child who was happily shopping," one Weibo user wrote.

Many noted that the man drove a luxury car and had thrown money into the air, and asked if he came from a rich and powerful family.

The incident quickly became a trending topic on Weibo on Wednesday, but it later disappeared from the "hot searches" list, leading users to accuse the platform of censorship.

There have been similar recent incidents. In February 2022, a driver ploughed a mini truck into people in the southern province of Fujian, killing three and injuring nine.

Earlier this week, a hotel guest in Shanghai deliberately drove his car into the lobby following an argument with staff. Nobody was injured in that incident.

Timeline of the attack:

-Intersection at Tianhe Road and Tiyu East Road: Multiple pedestrians were struck

-Intersection at Tiyu East Road and Tianhe South 1st Road: A woman crossing the sidewalk was hit

-Intersection at Tianhe Road and Tiyu East Road: Several pedestrians were knocked down

-Near Shipaiqiao Bus Station on the south side of Tianhe Road: Three people were struck; two delivery drivers, and a pedestrian riding a bicycle

-Intersection at Tianhe South 2nd Road and Tianhe East Road: More pedestrians, including a woman on the sidewalk, were hit

-South side of the intersection at Tianhe South 2nd Road and Tiyu East Road: A traffic policeman was struck

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Guangzhou_car_attack

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64245246

Dapi, Taiwan

At about 7 o'clock this morning, a man surnamed Liu was driving by the entrance of Toyota Industrial Zone in Yunlin County. He was suspected of not paying attention to the situation of the vehicle in front of him and hit 4 vehicles and 1 motorcycle that were waiting at a red light, causing the passenger car to overturn. A fire broke out, killing one and injuring four. The cause of the accident is yet to be clarified by the police.

The Yunlin County Fire Department received a report from the public at 7:49 a.m. that a major car accident occurred at the entrance of Toyota Industrial Zone, Section 3, Yanping Road, Dapi Township. Dounan, Dapi, Huwei and other units were dispatched, and a total of 4 fire trucks were dispatched. Department, 4 ambulances and 13 firefighters went to the rescue.

The fire department rushed to the scene and was chased by five passenger cars. Among them, the passenger car overturned and caught fire. They quickly extinguished the fire and rescued the driver. Four people were injured at the scene and were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A 45-year-old man surnamed Lin developed OHCA (pre-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest) and died after being sent to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Vehicle parts were scattered all over the scene, and the bodies of many small passenger cars were deformed by the impact, which shows the force of the impact. The man surnamed Zhuang said that he was stopped at the intersection waiting for a red light and had no idea what was happening when he was hit from behind. Eyewitnesses pointed out that the vehicle involved in the accident did not slow down when it reached the intersection and directly hit the vehicle in front with a "bang bang bang" sound, like a bowling ball.

The police said that the man surnamed Liu was driving south to north on Highway 1 and passing through the intersection of Toyota Industrial Park. He was suspected of not paying attention to the situation in front of the car and chased into a vehicle stopped in front of him at a red light, causing four injuries and one death. The driving alcohol test values of Liu, Zhuang and others were 0, and the exact cause of the accident needs to be clarified. The whole case was brought to justice as a result of negligence causing death.

https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E9%9B%B2%E6%9E%97%E8%B1%90%E7%94%B0%E5%B7%A5%E6%A5%AD%E5%8D%805%E8%BB%8A%E8%BF%BD%E6%92%9E%E4%BA%8B%E6%95%85-%E9%87%801%E6%AD%BB4%E5%82%B7-030601096.html

The incident occurred in Abrau-Durso. A KamAZ truck was driving through the center of the village, when suddenly one of its tires exploded, and the second one flew off and drove down at breakneck speed. A few seconds later it carried away a woman and a man who were standing on the road and wanted to get into their car. Another car was able to stop it; it crushed the door.

The injured woman immediately fell to the asphalt and was later hospitalized with serious injuries. The man has several bruises.

Epazoyucan, Hidalgo (Mexico) - May 4, 2024.

According to info on X, during a traditional truck racing competition one of the trailers lost the control and impact with the people who watching it. As result of the impact three persons die and be identified as " A. I. V., 12 years old, J. B. A., y M . M. V., de 22 y 41 years old".

You can see the aftermath next:

Source: https://twitter.com/Gposiadeoficial/status/1787641782236221718

Aftermath:

Huaquillas, Ecuador

Briggitte Nicole Martínez Córdova died after a traffic accident on the afternoon of Saturday, May 4, in the El Carmen citadel, in Huaquillas, in El Oro.

According to preliminary reports, Martínez and her companion were traveling on a black motorcycle without a helmet when they crashed into a truck at the intersection of Guayas and Camilo Ponce Enríquez streets, in the border canton.

The driver of the truck accelerated to leave the scene after the crash. The motorcycle was completely destroyed on the road, while the two women lay on the ground.

Ambulances from the Ministry of Public Health and the Fire Department responded to the accident site and provided medical care to the victims. Unfortunately, Martínez suffered fatal injuries and was taken to a health center, where her death was confirmed.

It was learned that Martínez worked in the municipal GAD and was the daughter of Colonel Luis García, chief of the Pasaje District National Police, in the El Oro subzone.

Furthermore, the victims of the accident had participated in a medical brigade organized by the Municipality of Huaquillas and were heading home when the tragic event occurred.

https://www.eluniverso.com/noticias/seguridad/accidente-huaquillas-hija-de-jefe-policial-nota/

Mark Niver, thirty-year veteran of Top Alchol Dragster racing, lost his life at the NHRA Northwest Nationals at the Seattle International Raceway, formerly known as Pacific Raceways, in Kent, Washington, United States.

It happened on Sunday, 11 July 2010. After crossing the finish line Niver deployed his dragster's parachute but the chute was ripped from the car, sending it into the catch netting at the end of the shutdown area with enough force to buckle the cars chassis back into the drivers cockpit. Niver was pronounced dead at the scene.

R.I.P