13-year old cyclist and his younger brother dies in horrific accident

A 13-year old cyclist and his pillion rider, a seven-year old male, were killed after getting hit by a truck at the junction of Tampines Ave 9 and Tampines St 45 yesterday evening. 

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told The Straits Times it received a call regarding the accident at around 5:43pm, and the young boys were pronounced dead by paramedics who arrived to the scene. 

The seven-year old child was clad in a Tampines North Primary School uniform. The driver of the truck, 56-year old Singaporean male, has since been arrested while police investigations are ongoing.