Pedestrian, 79, dies in hospital after accident with car in Orchard Road area; driver arrested
A 46-year-old male car driver was arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.
A 79-year-old pedestrian died in Singapore's Singapore General Hospital on August 11 after being involved in a car accident at the junction of Grange Road and Paterson Road. The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force responded to the scene around 6.45am following reports of an accident. The man was unconscious when taken to the hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the car, a 46-year-old male, was subsequently arrested for driving without due care and attention, causing death. Images of the aftermath of the accident, shared on social media on August 16, depict the man lying on his side in the road, a woman believed to be a paramedic attending to him, and a stretcher nearby. Additional photos show a traffic police signboard seeking witnesses for the fatal accident.
Road traffic deaths have increased by 5.8% from 2024 to 2025, rising from 139 cases to 147 in 2025, marking a 10-year high. The elderly continue to be disproportionately represented in pedestrian fatalities, with fatal accidents involving this demographic increasing from 11 cases in 2024 to 27 cases in 2025. Despite comprising only 12.9% of Singapore's overall population in 2025, the elderly accounted for 75% of the 36 pedestrian deaths that year.
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