2-year-old dies after being hit by van in Woodlands car park accident; father arrested
A screengrab of a video of the accident posted on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook page. (Image: Facebook/SG Road Vigilante-SGRV)
SINGAPORE: A 33-year-old driver was arrested on Monday (Mar 13) for careless driving causing death after a two-year-old girl was killed in a traffic accident in a car park in Woodlands.
The police said they were alerted to an accident involving a van and three pedestrians at Block 326 Woodlands Street 32 on Mar 13 at about 2.40pm.
CNA understands that the driver was the toddler's father.
All three pedestrians, including the girl, a four-year-old boy and a 34-year-old woman, were taken to Khoo Teck Puat Hospital.
The toddler was taken unconscious to the hospital, where she later died.
A 33-year-old man was arrested for careless driving causing death.
Police investigations are ongoing.
