The cyclist who died after a collision with a tipper truck in Changi on Thursday (12 November 2026) was Singapore national triathlete Russell Lee. He was 24.
Police Were Alerted at About 8am
Police said they received an alert at about 8am about a collision on Tanah Merah Coast Road, in the direction of Aviation Park Road. A Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic pronounced Lee dead at the scene.
The 38-year-old tipper truck driver was assisting with police investigations.
The Changi collision occurred a day after a separate crash in Katong. A 37-year-old cyclist died on 11 November after a collision with a tipper truck at the junction of Amber Road and Amber Gardens.
Triathlon Association and Teammates Pay Tribute
In its statement on Sunday (15 November), the Triathlon Association of Singapore described Lee as a dedicated student-athlete and a “cherished member of our national squad”. Lee studied materials science and engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Mothership reported.
Association president Michelle Evelyn Chow said the immediate priority was to support Lee’s family and offer grief support to the national athletes and coaches who trained with him. She asked the public and media to give his family and teammates privacy.
Mothership reported that fellow national triathlete Herlene Natasha Yu recalled Lee coming to cheer her on at a race the previous weekend. On the morning of the crash, the two smiled and waved to each other from across the road, Yu wrote in her Instagram tribute.
Fellow national triathlete Nicholas Rachmadi also paid tribute on Instagram. He wrote that Lee was like a younger brother to him.
