Woman, 49, allegedly hit by PMD riding down Pasir Ris overhead bridge, suffers injuries on arms & knees

A 49-year-old woman has made a police report about getting hit and injured by a personal mobility device (PMD) while going down an overhead bridge in Pasir Ris on Jul. 13.

Yap first shared about the incident in a post on the Complaint Singapore Facebook page that same day, accompanied by photos of her wounded arm and leg.

Told the PMD rider to dismount but was allegedly knocked down by him

Around 7:15am that day, she and a friend were crossing an overhead bridge connecting Tampines Eco Green Park and Pasir Ris St 11.

As they were walking down the bridge, a man who looked to be in his 20s came riding on a PMD behind them, Yap told Mothership.

As the path was narrow, the rider initially stopped behind Yap and her friend, seeming to wait for them to give way to him, Yap told Shin Min Daily News.

Yap turned around and told the rider to dismount, knowing that it is an offence to ride on the overhead bridge.

According to Yap, the rider ignored her and proceeded to ride past her. The PMD rider knocked into [her] and sped off, Yap told Mothership.

The collision caused her to fall down on the pebbled surface of the bridge.

"My first reaction is to try to get up and catch him," she said.

When he rode off, she fell a second time.

"I did manage to hold on to his handle for a few seconds, but he managed to wriggle off."

As a result of her falls, Yap scraped her left elbow, right palm, and both knees.

The friend who was with her was not injured.

Suffered injuries on arms and knees, made police report

The wound on her right knee was particularly severe, and it continued bleeding profusely more than 12 hours after the incident.

She told Mothership that while it's been almost a week since the incident, she has to visit a clinic every two days to dress the wounds.

The medical bill cost about S$150.

Soon after the incident, Yap reported what happened to the police.

The police confirmed with Mothership that a report was lodged and investigations are ongoing.

According to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), cycling and riding of PMDs or power-assisted bicycles (PABs) are not allowed on pedestrian overhead bridges.

Shin Min visited the said overhead bridge and observed someone riding on the bridge, without slowing down, every few minutes.

Residents that Shin Min spoke to said most riders using this bridge are delivery riders.

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