Lorry allegedly hits woman, 54, in Punggol car park, man blocks vehicle with body, driver, 60, arrested

A lorry allegedly hit a 54-year-old woman, which resulted in a clash between members of the public and the lorry driver at a car park in Punggol on Apr. 17.

One men subsequently attempted to use his body to block the lorry from driving off.

After it managed to leave, a motorcyclist continued to pursue the lorry along the Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE).

The woman was conveyed to the hospital.

The 60-year-old lorry driver was arrested for rash act causing hurt.

Knocked down woman in car park

Police told Mothership that on Apr. 17, at around 6:10pm, it received a call for assistance after a woman was allegedly hit by a lorry at Block 166A Punggol Central.

Footage of the incident shared to the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page showed a few members of the public surrounding an Ezbuy delivery lorry, which was parked at the unloading bay.

The cause of the dispute was not captured on camera.

As seen in the footage, the lorry drove forward and a woman in white was knocked to the ground.

Screams could be heard and the lorry halted, which allowed the woman to get to her feet.

A man dressed in black then kicked the front of the lorry, while a man in a white cap tried to force open the driver's door.

When that failed, he grabbed a motorcycle helmet and smashed it against the driver's side window.

Man tried to block lorry with body

Subsequently, the man in black put his body in front of the lorry to block its way, but the driver continued to drive forward.

This forced the man backwards along the road.

The lorry managed to leave the car park.

Subsequent footage showed a motorcyclist pursuing the same lorry along the Kallng-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE), and repeatedly gesturing at it.

At one point, the truck filtered left as if to take the Buangkok Drive exit, before cutting back to the KPE just before the exit, in an attempt to lose the motorcyclists.

However, the rider followed the lorry and eventually managed to cut in front of it on the rightmost lane, forcing the lorry to slow down.

Driver arrested

Residents told Shin Min Daily News that they have seen the lorry driver before, as he would often park at the unloading area of the block to deliver parcels.

An eyewitness living in the block told Shin Min that the driver had a dispute with the motorcyclist prior to the incident.

Shin Min reported that it understood the people surrounding the lorry in the video were the motorcyclist's relatives and friends.

Police told Mothership that a 54-year-old woman was conveyed conscious to the hospital.

SCDF said she was conveyed to Sengkang General Hospital.

A 60-year-old man was arrested for rash act causing hurt and is also being investigated for dangerous driving.

Police investigations are ongoing.

Top image from SGRV/Facebook