Jaywalking 64-year-old injured after accident with lorry on Jalan Besar
PUBLISHED ONJanuary 25, 2019 1:21 AMByTee Zhuo
SINGAPORE - A jaywalking man was hit by a lorry changing lanes on Jalan Besar on Thursday morning (Jan 24).
Police said they were alerted to the accident at 7.20am.
The pedestrian, a 64-year-old man, was conscious when taken to Raffles Hospital.
The Straits Times understands that the man left the accident with pains in his hip and right shoulder.
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In a video shared on Facebook, the man can be seen crossing the open road.
He walks at a regular pace from the leftmost of four lanes on the road going towards Bencoolen Street.
A grey lorry, originally in the second lane from the left, suddenly veers to the right.
The left side of the lorry collides with the man, who falls face-first onto the road from the impact.
The police are investigating the incident.
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