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25-year-old woman injured after car crashes into pedestrian walkway in Orchard Road

The accident happened outside Mandarin Gallery.

On August 5, a 25-year-old woman sustained injuries after a car collided with a pedestrian walkway near Mandarin Gallery in Orchard Road. The incident, which took place at the junction of Orchard Road and Grange Road around 3:50 pm, was reported to the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force. The female pedestrian was conscious upon arrival at Raffles Hospital, while a 20-year-old male driver was assisting with the police investigation.

Visual evidence on social media platforms, such as Instagram, depicted a grey car on the pedestrian pavement outside the mall, having struck a traffic control box. The vehicle's impact left the box tilted. Multiple ambulances and paramedics were present at the scene, tending to the injured woman.

Mandarin Gallery's spokesperson confirmed that the accident occurred on adjacent state land, and the mall's premises were not affected by the collision. According to recent statistics, road accidents resulting in injuries have increased by approximately 7% in Singapore, from 7,053 cases in 2024 to 7,560 cases in 2025. The number of injured individuals also rose from 9,342 in 2024 to 9,955 in 2025.

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