A 37-year-old woman died after her bicycle collided with a tipper truck in Katong on Wednesday (11 November 2026). Police arrested the 47-year-old truck driver.
Police Investigating Fatal Crash at Amber Gardens
The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they received an alert about the crash at the junction of Amber Road and Amber Gardens at around 3.15pm. An SCDF paramedic pronounced the cyclist dead at the scene.
Police said they arrested the driver for driving without reasonable consideration causing death. Investigations are ongoing.
AsiaOne reported that a stretch of Amber Gardens was closed to vehicles when its team arrived at about 5pm. Traffic Police officers were investigating at the scene.
Fatal Crashes Involving Cyclists Rose in 2025
Police figures previously given to The Straits Times show that 17 crashes involving cyclists were fatal in 2025, up from 13 in 2024. The total number of crashes involving cyclists rose from 620 to 772 over the same period.
