Trailer driver arrested after fatal accident with cyclist in Defu industrial area - CNA

A 62-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

The junction of Defu Avenue 1 and Defu Lane 7. (Image: Google Maps)

This audio is generated by an AI tool.

Darcel Al Anthony 02 Oct 2026 04:28PM (Updated: 02 Oct 2026 07:02PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: A 43-year-old trailer driver was arrested after allegedly leaving the scene of a fatal accident involving a cyclist in the Defu industrial area on Thursday (Oct 1).

The police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to a traffic accident at the junction of Defu Avenue 1 and Defu Lane 7 around 10.10am.

Police said that the accident involved a bicycle and a trailer.

The victim, a 62-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene by a paramedic, said the police.

The male trailer driver had left the scene before the police arrived and was subsequently arrested for careless driving causing death, the police said.