S'pore Poly student stops to help man, 76, injured & bleeding after accident with motorcyclist, 38, at Bukit Panjang

A 76-year-old male pedestrian suffered injuries after a collision with a 38-year-old male motorcyclist on the night of Nov. 14 near Pending LRT station.

An eyewitness, Lim Jin Zhe, 18, who identified himself as a student from Singapore Polytechnic, told Mothership that he was in a car when he saw the collision.

In response to Mothership's queries, the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to a road traffic incident at the junction of Pending Road and Petir Road towards Dairy Farm Road on Nov. 14 at about 11:10pm.

SCDF conveyed a person to Woodlands Hospital and another person to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.

The 76-year-old male pedestrian is assisting with investigations.

Police investigations are ongoing.

Eyewitness said elderly man was "bleeding severely"

In videos seen by Mothership, the roads were wet as though it had just rained.

Lim said he was headed home to Bukit Panjang with his friend when they witnessed the accident, which occurred around 11:09pm.

According to Lim, the elderly man suffered head and arm injuries, and was "bleeding severely".

The motorcyclist also sustained arm injuries.

Lim and his friend got out of their car as other passers-by also hurried to help.

Lim called the ambulance. While waiting, he and his friend applied basic first aid by using tissues to apply pressure to the wounds.

In a video Lim sent, the elderly man was seen bleeding from the mouth and head.

Another passer-by assisted in directing traffic away from the scene.

Lim and his friend stayed at the scene of the accident till the ambulance arrived at around 11:25pm.

Road traffic accidents

According to The Straits Times, there were four road fatalities reported this week.

Based on the Mid-Year Road Traffic situation police news release on Aug. 28, the number of road traffic accidents and casualties has increased over the past three years.

Motorcyclists and pillion riders continue to form the largest group of road users involved in fatal traffic accidents, making up 45.9 per cent of all road deaths.