71-year-old woman dies in fatal accident in Choa Chu Kang

Facebook user Thamil Selvan shared the picture of an accident which happened in Choa Chu Kang earlier this morning (16 Oct). He captioned his picture: "Indian lady knocked down by Bangla driver and died on the spot at Choa Chu Kang North 5." Police have now confirmed that a  71-year-old female pedestrian was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. The Police in a statement said that they "were alerted to an accident involving a lorry and a pedestrian at the junction of Choa Chu Kang North 5 and Choa Chu Kang Street 51," and that "the 30-year-old male driver was arrested for causing death due to a rash act." Police investigations are ongoing.