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Elderly driver, passenger taken to hospital after car crashes into bus-stop bollard in Katong

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The collision occurred around 3pm on Nov 6 when a sedan skidded on Amber Road heading toward Haig Road and struck a bus-stop bollard. Both the 81-year-old female driver and a 42-year-old passenger remained conscious before being taken to Raffles Hospital. Online photos revealed the car crushed against the protective barrier with its passenger door open just steps away from pedestrians. The incident coincides with mid-year traffic data showing accidents resulting in injuries climbed to 3,869 in the first half of 2026.

Key points

  • Protective infrastructure prevented the skidding sedan from colliding directly into waiti…: Protective infrastructure prevented the skidding sedan from colliding directly into waiting pedestrians at the bus stop.
  • Police investigations remain ongoing with the elderly motorist actively assisting authori…: Police investigations remain ongoing with the elderly motorist actively assisting authorities regarding the circumstances of the crash.
  • Total traffic accident injuries rose significantly from 4,894 to 5,090 during the first h…: Total traffic accident injuries rose significantly from 4,894 to 5,090 during the first half of 2026.

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SINGAPORE – An 81-year-old woman is assisting with ongoing police investigations after the car she was driving skidded and crashed into a bollard that protects a bus stop on Nov 6.

In response to queries from The Straits Times, the police and Singapore Civil Defence Force said they were alerted to the accident in Amber Road, in the direction of Haig Road, at about 3pm that day.

The driver and her 42-year-old passenger were taken to Raffles Hospital while conscious, the authorities said.

In photos of the accident shared on the SGRV FRONT MAN Facebook page, a sedan is seen mounted on a kerb with its front crushed against a bollard.

A handful of people are seen at the bus stop, close to where the car is stationary with its passenger-side door open.

In one shot, what appears to be a stretcher and the back of an ambulance are also seen in front of the car, while vehicles in traffic are lined up along the lane next to it.

In its mid-year road traffic statistics released on Aug 28, the…

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