S'pore taxi driver, 66, gets out to help passengers with luggage, dies after taxi moves forward & collides with lorry
The driver had only just taken a step out of the vehicle when the taxi began moving forward.
A 66-year-old taxi driver named Chi Jingzhong tragically died after being crushed between the door and door frame of his taxi when it collided with a lorry. The incident occurred in front of The Noble Hotel on Jalan Besar in Singapore on February 24, 2025. The taxi had just dropped off two passengers who realized their vehicle was still moving and the deceased got trapped.
Although an autopsy revealed traumatic asphyxia and severe facial trauma as the main causes of death, the investigation found no issues with the taxi's braking system. The coroner's inquiry concluded that the driver had been working for only about an hour before the accident and might have forgotten to shift the gear to park.
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