3 cyclists hit in 24 hours: 24-year-old male cyclist dies after accident with tipper truck along Tanah Merah Coast Road


PUBLISHED ONBYAsyiqin NadzriA 24-year-old male cyclist died after an accident involving a tipper truck along Tanah Merah Coast Road on Thursday (Nov 12) morning.
This is the third reported accident involving a cyclist in Singapore within 24 hours, following two separate accidents in the eastern part of the island on Wednesday.
In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police said they were alerted to Thursday's accident at about 8am along Tanah Merah Coast Road towards Aviation Park Road.
The 24-year-old cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) paramedic, said the police.
A 38-year-old male tipper truck driver is assisting with police investigations, which are ongoing.
This fatal crash occurred less than 24 hours after two other cyclist-related accidents on Wednesday, where a 37-year-old female cyclist died after an accident involving a tipper truck in Katong.
Earlier that same morning, a 52-year-old male cyclist was taken conscious to hospital after an accident involving a ComfortDelGro taxi at a slip road in Kaki Bukit.
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