Man, 64, arrested after fatal crash with motorcyclist in Mandai

A 64-year-old man was arrested on May 29 for dangerous driving causing death after a fatal crash with a motorcyclist in Mandai.

The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force were alerted to the accident in Mandai Road towards Mandai Avenue at about 7pm that day.

The 21-year-old motorcyclist, a man, was unconscious when taken to hospital and later died, said the police.

A passenger in the suspect's car, a 34-year-old man, was also taken conscious to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.

The police are investigating.

In 2024, more motorcyclists and pillion riders died in road accidents than in the year before, according to traffic police data. There were 85 fatalities last year, up from 68 in 2023.

Though motorcycles make up just 14.7 per cent of the vehicles in Singapore, motorcyclists and pillion riders disproportionately account for more than half of all traffic accidents and fatalities.