SINGAPORE: A woman whose body was found on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Oct 16 had been hit by a minibus in Jurong West, police said on Oct 17.
In an updated statement, the police said preliminary investigations found that the 77-year-old pedestrian was involved in a hit-and-run accident with a minibus at the junction of Jurong West Street 61 and Jurong West Avenue 4.
The minibus driver left the scene before the police arrived, they added. He was subsequently arrested for driving without due care and attention causing death.
The police were alerted to a body on the PIE towards Changi at 7.10am on Oct 16.
A Singapore Civil Defence Force paramedic pronounced the woman dead at the scene on the expressway, before the Jalan Bahar exit.
The distance between the accident site and the Jalan Bahar exit is about 2.2km, according to Google Maps.
It is unclear how or why the woman’s body was found at a different location from the accident site. Police investigations are ongoing. - Straits Times/ANN
