Pedestrian hit by van at Jalan Besar after 2-vehicle crash; car driver assisting with investigations
A 24-year-old female pedestrian was injured while waiting at a signalised pedestrian crossing in Jalan Besar, after an accident involving a car and a van.The accident happened at about 10.20pm on Wednesday (Oct 21) on Jalan Besar towards Bencoolen Street, opposite Jalan Besar Plaza. Photographs of the aftermath seen by AsiaOne show a van belonging to Newway Air Conditioning crashed into a traffic light. Its front bumper and radiator grill are dislodged and are lying on the footpath.The impact caused the light to be tilted to a 30- to 40-deg angle, almost falling over. The car is not seen in the pictures.