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Female pedestrian, 70, dies in Hougang accident involving a lorry By Yeo Sam Jo An elderly female pedestrian died in an accident involving a lorry on Wednesday. Police were alerted at 12.11pm to the incident, which took place at the carpark of Block 303 Hougang Avenue 5. The woman, a...

Brazilian motorist drove almost four miles with dead cyclist sticking out of his windshield Motorists initially mistook the victim for a doll but called police The upper body was protruding from the smashed glass Jose Adil Simioni, 58, was led staggering from his Fiat in handcuffs Tragic Marco...

24-year-old Singaporean critically injured in NY after robbery goes wrong Bellevue Hospital Center, where Al-Matin Mohamed is being treated for head trauma, two broken legs and other injures. AsiaOne Sunday, Jun 09, 2013 SINGAPORE - A 24-year-old Singaporean man working in New York is now...

Man's legs burnt in fire at restaurant This partition in Zay Yar Restaurant on the third floor of Peninsula Plaza was blackened by the fire yesterday. An explosion was heard earlier. By Winona Wee My Paper Tuesday, Apr 02, 2013 SINGAPORE - A fire broke out at a third-floor restaurant in...

One person dead following collision between two vessels in Sinki Fairways Posted on March 13, 2013, Wednesday SINGAPORE: One person died while another was hospitalised following a collision between an Antigua and Barbuda-registered container ship “BOSUN” and a harbourcraft SC3566E in the...

India: Biker escapes after being dragged under truck – video Video shows the moment on Friday a woman in India and her bike get dragged beneath the front of a truck by its wheel. Miraculously, the woman escaped unharmed and can be seen running after the truck as it appears to continue driving...

Cyclist dies after accident with bus on Tuas slip road Stomp | Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 A cyclist was pronounced dead at the National University of Hospital (NUH) after he was involved in an accident with a bus on a slip road leading to Jurong Pier Road on Tuesday morning. A netizen, who...

S'pore driving 'behaviour' not permitted in other countries - reader I am a Dutch national who is a permanent resident here, and have lived and worked in Singapore for the past 26 years. I have three young boys aged between six and nine, all Singaporeans, and I can empathise with the...

Woman Falls 15 Feet During Lap Dance Posted on: 7:45 am, January 2, 2013, by Lindsay Buckingham and Mark Zinni, updated on: 05:43am, January 3, 2013 <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="640" height="360" id="ooyalaPlayer435660368_t8525pjdk1" class="OoyalaVideoPlayer"...

SAF colonel charged in pedestrian's death The Straits Times Tuesday, Nov 27, 2012 Tan Yan Yee, 44, who is attached to the Singapore High Commission in Kuala Lumpur, is alleged to have caused the death of Mr Lau Ing See, 86, in Yio Chu Kang Road at about 8.15pm on Nov 13 last year. Get the...

Woman drops to her death in lift plunge The Nation/Asia News Network Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 THAILAND - A woman succumbed to severe injuries on Sunday night, in the first legally recognised death caused by a falling lift. The accident happened on Saturday at a furniture showroom in Nakhon...

5-year-old apparently caused deadly helicopter crash by kicking flight controls, report says Published November 11, 2012 Associated Press PHOENIX – A federal accident report says a billionaire food-services company owner let his 5-year-old daughter sit on his lap in his helicopter's...

Red Bull heir 'admits hit-and-run' Police officer cut in front of Ferrari, Vorayuth says Published: 4/09/2012 at 01:52 AM Newspaper section: News The son of Chalerm Yoovidhya, a top executive of the world-famous Red Bull empire, has confessed to a hit-and-run charge following a road accident...

5 injured after cement mixer rams into bus AsiaOne Tuesday, Aug 28, 2012 SINGAPORE - Five people have been sent to the hospital after a cement mixer rammed into the bus they were riding in on Monday afternoon. Bus service 163 was travelling near Sengkang West Avenue at about 3.45pm when the...

BMW driver tries to flee after knocking down 3 pedestrians A driver who crashed into three people in Chinatown was stopped by passers-by when he attempted to flee the scene. Thu, Aug 16, 2012 AsiaOne A driver who crashed into three people in Chinatown was stopped by passers-by when he...

Building demolition goes awry at Shenton Way AsiaOne Thursday, Aug 02, 2012 A large section of the former UIC building located at 5 Shenton Way collapsed onto a road today at about 4.30pm. The building opposite the DBS building was being demolished when it collapsed, and the rubble spilled...

Subaru WRX left burning after collision with Nissan GTR After the collision the GTR spun out of control while the WRX reportedly hit a tree before catching fire. No injuries were reported. Wed, Jul 25, 2012 AsiaOne SINGAPORE - A blue Subaru Impreza WRX was left in flames today after it was...

Compensation by Motor Insurer to 3rd party victims? The answer from Singapore is clea Fr another forum but also relevant here. === Compensation by Motor Insurer to 3rd party victims? The answer from Singapore is clear. Firstly, even if U want to accuse me of "BS", pls include the title of...

Hospital/ Insurers not recovering compensatory costs from Ma Chi's (>S$3.4M) estate would be admission that crime in Singapore does indeed 'pay'. PS: written from layman POV cos I'm not a lawyer. Legally speaking, should Ma Chi's family really receive S$1.82Million compensation for causing...