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  • Biker Killed In PIE Accident, Second Fatal Motorcycle Accident In 2 Days

    Biker Killed In PIE Accident, Second Fatal Motorcycle Accident In 2 Days

    Another motorcyclist was killed in an accident on Tuesday (Aug 8) morning, a day after an accident claimed the life of a 30-year-old motorcyclist.

    The accident on Tuesday happened along the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) after the Dunearn exit, the police said in a Facebook post on Tuesday morning.

    The police told The Straits Times that they were alerted to an accident involving a car and a motorcycle along PIE towards Changi Airport at 7.21am. The 31-year-old male motorcyclist was found lying motionless and was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene.

    The Straits Times understands that the motorcyclist was riding along the PIE when he hit a wooden plank on the road and flew to the opposite side of the road from the impact. A car coming from the other direction ran over him.

    Videos posted on social media show a blue tent at the scene, along with emergency vehicles.

    The Singapore Civil Defence Force told ST that it was alerted at 7.25am and dispatched an ambulance to the scene. A male motorcyclist in his 30s was pronounced dead at the scene.

    The police advised motorists to avoid using the road, as both directions of the PIE towards Changi Airport and towards Tuas are congested. The Land Transport Authority in a series of tweets told motorists to avoid various lanes on the PIE due to an accident.

    Police investigations are ongoing.

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

  • Second Armed Robbery Case In Two Days Took Place At A Western Union Branch; Made Off With More Than $2,000

    Second Armed Robbery Case In Two Days Took Place At A Western Union Branch; Made Off With More Than $2,000

    In the second armed robbery case in two days, a man wielding a knife made off with more than S$2,000 from a Western Union branch at Ubi Avenue 1 on Tuesday (Aug 1).

    Police said that no one was injured in the incident. The robber had forced an employee to hand over the cash before he fled on foot.

    The police first posted on Facebook that it was responding to an incident at 301 Ubi Avenue 1 at 11.19am, and confirmed around 35 minutes later that an armed robbery had taken place.

    The suspect was wearing a white helmet, black jacket and dark-coloured long pants, said the police. Investigations are ongoing.

    Staff in two shops near the Western Union branch said they heard a loud scream at around 10am, but did not see the suspect.

    A man who identified himself as the landlord of the shop space rented by Western Union also said he had spoken to the staff involved in the robbery, but declined to give further details.

    “(The staff) was shouting something like ‘Help me’ … definitely she’s scared,” said the man, who only wanted to be known as Mr Liu.

    Anyone with information can call the Police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/iwitness.

    Tuesday’s incident at Ubi came after another alleged armed robbery case at a Shell petrol station in Bukit Timah on Monday. A 48-year-old Singaporean man allegedly forced an employee at the petrol station to hand over more than S$1,100 in cash at knifepoint before fleeing on a scooter.

    He was arrested about four hours later along Jurong East Street 21. Nearly S$500 and bank receipts were found on him.

    Police said the suspect will be charged in court on Wednesday with armed robbery. If convicted, he faces imprisonment for a term of not less than two years and not more than 10 years, and shall also be punished with caning with not less than 12 strokes.

     

    Source: http://www.todayonline.com