Van driver arrested after accident with motorcycle at Keppel Road

SINGAPORE: A van driver has been arrested after an accident involving a van and a motorcycle at 43 Keppel Road on Monday (Jun 1) morning.

The Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force have been alerted to the accident, which came about on Keppel Road within the route of Anson Road, at about 10.20am on Monday.

The 34-year-old motorcyclist was taken to the hospital, stated the police on Tuesday.

The 35-year-old driver of the van was subsequently arrested for careless driving inflicting grievous harm, the police added.

In a video of the accident circulating on social media, a gray van with its windshield wipers nonetheless transferring is seen parked in a slanted angle, with two wheels inside a drain on the aspect of the highway.

A person can be seen mendacity on the grass a number of metres behind the van, with a motorcycle among the many bushes behind him.

Police investigations are ongoing.

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